Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 1.56% or 0.45 points to trade at 29.32 at the close. Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 1.08% or 0.195 points to end at 18.310 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 0.28% or 0.40 points to 144.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which lost 2.99% or 0.306 points to trade at 9.912 in late trade. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 2.87% or 2.16 points to end at 73.16 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) shed 2.45% or 0.80 points to 31.68.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 105 to 21 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 5.67% to 18.50.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.77% or 0.91 to $50.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.80% or 0.48 to hit $59.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.70 to trade at $1249.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.39% to 1.1350, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8995.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 96.567.