Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa), which rose 1.14% or 0.330 points to trade at 29.210 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 0.76% or 0.040 points to end at 5.316 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 0.48% or 0.135 points to 28.140 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Heineken (AS:HEIN), which lost 2.14% or 1.90 points to trade at 86.70 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.53% or 1.320 points to end at 84.880 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) shed 1.34% or 0.33 points to 24.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 79 to 48 and 12 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 12.59% to 12.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.19% or 0.12 to $64.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.40% or 1.03 to hit $74.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.10 to trade at $1280.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1605, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 94.50.