Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 5.03% or 2.01 points to trade at 41.94 at the close. Meanwhile, Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) added 1.53% or 0.420 points to end at 27.785 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.50% or 0.035 points to 2.371 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which fell 2.81% or 0.94 points to trade at 32.52 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 2.46% or 2.00 points to end at 79.38 and Randstad NV (AS:RAND) was down 2.20% or 0.97 points to 43.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 62 to 60 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.29% to 16.52.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.38% or 0.24 to $63.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.55% or 0.40 to hit $73.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1231.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1397, while EUR/GBP fell 0.32% to 0.8752.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 96.22.