Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Software & Computer Services and Construction & Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 1.72% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 0.16% or 0.08 points to trade at 50.52 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) fell 0.65% or 0.92 points to end at 140.64 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.81% or 0.180 points to 22.000 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which lost 7.93% or 0.17 points to trade at 1.94 in late trade. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 3.77% or 0.728 points to end at 18.570 and Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) shed 3.56% or 0.161 points to 4.357.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 117 to 16 and 4 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 9.76% to 21.71.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.54% or 0.81 to $51.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.14% or 0.70 to hit $60.97 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.50 to trade at $1249.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1374, while EUR/GBP rose 1.13% to 0.9044.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 97.012.