Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN), which rose 3.52% or 2.32 points to trade at 68.22 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 3.22% or 0.214 points to end at 6.863 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.39% or 1.100 points to 80.090 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which lost 2.34% or 0.070 points to trade at 2.917 in late trade. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 1.37% or 0.50 points to end at 36.00 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) shed 0.98% or 0.32 points to 32.22.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 83 to 48 and 9 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.76% to 11.69.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.78% or 1.33 to $49.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.54% or 1.29 to hit $52.13 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.92 to trade at $1231.62 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.0972, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 98.81.