Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Construction & Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which rose 1.19% or 0.54 points to trade at 45.89 at the close. Shell PLC (AS:SHEL) added 1.11% or 0.36 points to end at 32.67 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.11% or 0.04 points to 3.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which lost 2.66% or 21.80 points to trade at 797.00 in late trade. Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) declined 1.77% or 0.10 points to end at 5.43 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) shed 1.56% or 9.40 points to 591.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 56 to 40 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.87% or 2.15 to $76.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.30% or 1.80 to hit $79.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 4.55 to trade at $2,550.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.75.