Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 3.28% or 0.073 points to trade at 2.301 at the close. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 2.55% or 0.488 points to end at 19.658 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was up 1.64% or 0.34 points to 21.05 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 1.33% or 1.140 points to trade at 84.740 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 1.15% or 0.38 points to end at 32.53 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) shed 1.05% or 0.056 points to 5.264.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 65 to 53 and 20 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 5.41% to 16.96.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.18% or 0.13 to $71.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $80.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.67% or 8.20 to trade at $1230.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.26% to 1.1589, while EUR/GBP rose 0.11% to 0.8802.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 94.69.