Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 5.53% or 1.82 points to trade at 34.75 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 2.18% or 0.82 points to end at 38.44 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 1.83% or 0.15 points to 8.45 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND), which lost 1.26% or 0.70 points to trade at 54.80 in late trade. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 1.12% or 0.98 points to end at 86.66 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) shed 0.69% or 0.54 points to 78.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 68 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.00% to 11.69.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.26% or 0.18 to $68.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $74.23 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.96% or 12.90 to trade at $1325.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.60% to 1.2214, while EUR/GBP fell 0.22% to 0.8757.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 90.64.