Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.07% or 2.900 points to trade at 97.240 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 1.35% or 0.076 points to end at 5.706 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 0.65% or 0.195 points to 30.170 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which lost 1.80% or 0.332 points to trade at 18.108 in late trade. Altice NV (AS:ATCA) declined 1.43% or 0.13 points to end at 8.96 and SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) shed 1.21% or 0.19 points to 15.49.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 70 to 55 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 8.06% to 11.47.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.00% or 0.66 to $65.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.47% or 1.03 to hit $69.12 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.92% or 12.50 to trade at $1339.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.56% to 1.2358, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 89.33.