Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.24%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 2.22% or 3.30 points to trade at 151.80 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.01% or 0.505 points to end at 25.680 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.82% or 0.054 points to 3.015 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV (AS:BOSN), which lost 2.32% or 0.72 points to trade at 30.17 in late trade. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 1.24% or 0.33 points to end at 26.34 and Gemalto (AS:GTO) shed 1.17% or 0.38 points to 32.24.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 64 to 61 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 10.85.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.08% or 0.04 to $51.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.50% or 0.29 to hit $57.46 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.63 to trade at $1283.13 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.1755, while EUR/GBP fell 0.28% to 0.8907.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 93.72.