Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.76%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.31% or 0.18 points to trade at 7.80 at the close. Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA) added 2.13% or 0.82 points to end at 39.34 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 1.86% or 2.95 points to 161.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Relx NV (AS:RELN), which lost 1.59% or 0.275 points to trade at 17.000 in late trade. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 1.04% or 0.45 points to end at 42.42 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) shed 0.59% or 0.15 points to 25.38.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 75 to 46 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 6.78% to 13.95.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.76% or 0.48 to $64.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.61% or 0.41 to hit $67.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.00 to trade at $1332.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.2300, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 89.87.