Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.99%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 4.28% or 1.70 points to trade at 41.39 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 2.38% or 0.530 points to end at 22.810 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 2.10% or 1.04 points to 50.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 14.97 in late trade. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 78.10 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) gained 0.09% or 0.02 points to 23.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 111 to 18 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 8.98% to 10.54 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.45% or 0.69 to $48.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $53.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.03% or 13.90 to trade at $1337.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1962, while EUR/GBP fell 0.49% to 0.9076.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 91.84.