Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.37% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which rose 2.22% or 2.90 points to trade at 133.50 at the close. Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) added 0.66% or 0.16 points to end at 24.33 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) was up 0.57% or 0.14 points to 24.51 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which lost 1.46% or 21.00 points to trade at 1,420.00 in late trade. Prosus (AS:PRX) declined 1.45% or 0.58 points to end at 39.28 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) shed 0.99% or 1.60 points to 159.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 60 to 43 and 6 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 February delivery was down 0.98% or 0.68 to $68.78 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.98% or 0.71 to hit $71.85 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 13.16 to trade at $2,631.94 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 107.78.