Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 11.10% or 0.81 points to trade at 8.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 4.39% or 1.43 points to end at 33.89 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 3.54% or 2.600 points to 76.040 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which fell 0.58% or 0.50 points to trade at 85.08 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 0.57% or 0.46 points to end at 79.54 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was down 0.57% or 0.25 points to 43.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 61 to 59 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.03% to 10.73.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.70% or 0.40 to $57.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.69% or 1.07 to hit $64.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1247.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1793, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8831.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 93.80.