Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Financials, Industrials and Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.85%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.34% or 1.155 points to trade at 50.500 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 2.16% or 0.095 points to end at 4.495 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was up 0.05% or 0.01 points to 10.57 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Vopak (AS:VOPA), which lost 2.80% or 1.27 points to trade at 44.05 in late trade. NN Group (AS:NN) declined 2.73% or 0.68 points to end at 24.01 and Aalberts Industries (AS:AALB) shed 2.56% or 0.70 points to 26.62.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 109 to 55 and 14 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.64% to 22.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.29% or 0.14 to $48.85 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.32% or 0.16 to hit $50.19 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.11% or 14.90 to trade at $1353.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1145, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8389.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 95.64.