Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Vopak NV (AS:VOPA), which rose 3.37% or 1.34 points to trade at 41.15 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 1.34% or 0.48 points to end at 36.24 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 1.32% or 0.032 points to 2.464 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which fell 1.36% or 0.64 points to trade at 46.33 at the close. Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) declined 0.70% or 0.29 points to end at 41.25 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.40% or 0.078 points to 19.614.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 65 to 50 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 0.62% to 15.05.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.01% or 1.25 to $63.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.98% or 1.33 to hit $68.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1337.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.2321, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.8715.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 89.57.