Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 11.10% or 0.81 points to trade at 8.14 at the close. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 4.39% or 1.43 points to end at 33.89 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 3.54% or 2.600 points to 76.040 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Heineken (AS:HEIN), which lost 0.58% or 0.50 points to trade at 85.08 in late trade. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 0.57% or 0.46 points to end at 79.54 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) shed 0.57% or 0.25 points to 43.28.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 61 to 59 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.03% to 10.73.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.77% or 0.44 to $57.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.77% or 1.12 to hit $64.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1247.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1793, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.80.