Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 3.37% or 1.34 points to trade at 41.15 at the close. ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.34% or 0.48 points to end at 36.24 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.32% or 0.032 points to 2.464 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which lost 1.36% or 0.64 points to trade at 46.33 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 0.70% or 0.29 points to end at 41.25 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) shed 0.40% or 0.078 points to 19.614.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 65 to 50 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.62% to 15.05.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.06% or 1.28 to $63.34 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.03% or 1.36 to hit $68.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.60 to trade at $1338.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.2325, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 89.54.