Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology Hardware & Equipment and Construction & Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 1.42% or 1.07 points to trade at 76.59 at the close. Meanwhile, Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) added 1.29% or 0.38 points to end at 29.89 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 1.26% or 1.18 points to 95.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 2.33% or 16.80 points to trade at 704.00 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 1.61% or 0.066 points to end at 4.030 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was down 1.50% or 0.51 points to 33.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 77 to 51 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.50% or 0.51 to 33.45.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.93% to 15.66.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.15% or 0.08 to $53.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.84% or 0.52 to hit $61.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.38% or 18.15 to trade at $1329.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.70% to 1.1245, while EUR/GBP rose 0.39% to 0.8879.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 97.148.