Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Media and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel (AMS:AKZO), which rose 2.94% or 1.70 points to trade at 59.51 at the close. Meanwhile, KPN Kon (AMS:KPN) added 2.42% or 0.080 points to end at 3.391 and Ahold Kon (AMS:AHLN) was up 2.25% or 0.39 points to 17.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA), which fell 2.02% or 0.12 points to trade at 5.81 at the close. Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) declined 0.98% or 0.08 points to end at 8.29 and Gemalto (AMS:GTO) was down 0.97% or 0.58 points to 59.34.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 119 to 55 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in ArcelorMittal SA (AMS:ISPA) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.02% or 0.12 to 5.81. Shares in Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) fell to all time lows; down 0.98% or 0.08 to 8.29.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.51% to 26.21 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.84% or 1.28 to $46.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.93% or 0.92 to hit $48.38 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.44% or 5.00 to trade at $1132.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.80% to 1.1208, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.7228.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.58% at 95.92.