Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.22% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.97% or 3.040 points to trade at 79.700 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 1.84% or 0.14 points to end at 7.86 and ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) was up 1.20% or 2.00 points to 169.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which fell 6.00% or 1.58 points to trade at 24.77 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) declined 1.14% or 0.029 points to end at 2.507 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was down 1.03% or 0.40 points to 38.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 51 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.53% to 10.80.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.40% or 0.28 to $70.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.18% or 0.91 to hit $78.03 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.90 to trade at $1319.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.28% to 1.1975, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 92.24.