Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.26%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 5.40% or 0.41 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.81% or 0.020 points to end at 2.501 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.65% or 0.122 points to 18.950 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 5.88% or 4.880 points to trade at 78.120 in late trade. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 0.75% or 0.044 points to end at 5.842 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) shed 0.75% or 0.24 points to 31.85.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 56 to 56 and 15 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.96% to 12.52.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.19% or 0.80 to $66.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.10% or 0.80 to hit $71.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.90 to trade at $1351.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.2378, while EUR/GBP fell 0.30% to 0.8636.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 89.17.