Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 5.03% or 2.01 points to trade at 41.94 at the close. Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) added 1.53% or 0.420 points to end at 27.785 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.50% or 0.035 points to 2.371 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which lost 2.81% or 0.94 points to trade at 32.52 in late trade. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 2.46% or 2.00 points to end at 79.38 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) shed 2.20% or 0.97 points to 43.10.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 62 to 60 and 13 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.29% to 16.52.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.40% or 0.25 to $63.39 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.58% or 0.42 to hit $73.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1231.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1397, while EUR/GBP fell 0.32% to 0.8752.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 96.22.