Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Real Estate and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.77%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Wolters Kluwer (AMS:WLSNc), which rose 3.02% or 0.81 points to trade at 27.80 at the close. Meanwhile, OCI (AMS:OCI) added 2.93% or 0.755 points to end at 26.520 and Ahold Kon (AMS:AHLN) was up 2.77% or 0.47 points to 17.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TNT Express (AMS:TNTE), which rose 0.48% or 0.037 points to trade at 7.728 at the close. Heineken (AMS:HEIN) added 0.72% or 0.51 points to end at 71.75 and Aalberts Industries (AMS:AALB) was up 0.87% or 0.24 points to 27.96.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 188 to 29 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in TNT Express (AMS:TNTE) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.48% or 0.037 to 7.728.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 16.51% to 20.23 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.34% or 0.18 to $52.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $58.96 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.16% or 1.80 to trade at $1156.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 1.15% to 1.1030, while EUR/GBP fell 1.11% to 0.7109.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.86% at 96.78.