Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 1.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 4.91% or 0.352 points to trade at 7.523 at the close. Aegon (AS:AEGN) added 3.99% or 0.190 points to end at 4.946 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 2.42% or 0.305 points to 12.915 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KPN Kon (AS:KPN), which lost 1.41% or 0.037 points to trade at 2.582 in late trade. Unibail Rodamco SE (AS:UNBP) declined 0.32% or 0.65 points to end at 204.85 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) shed 0.16% or 0.09 points to 57.42.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 119 to 46 and 16 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 13.86% to 17.23 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.54% or 0.28 to $51.96 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.97% or 0.53 to hit $54.99 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.67% or 7.85 to trade at $1169.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.72% to 1.0740, while EUR/GBP rose 0.88% to 0.8456.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.42% at 100.33.