Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN), which rose 1.66% or 1.15 points to trade at 70.60 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.26% or 1.80 points to end at 145.20 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was up 0.82% or 0.69 points to 85.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 2.27% or 0.36 points to trade at 15.47 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.10% or 0.250 points to end at 22.520 and SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) was down 0.33% or 0.05 points to 15.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 66 to 62 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.66% or 1.15 to 70.60.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.47% to 10.83.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.77% or 0.38 to $49.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.52% or 0.29 to hit $55.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 10.08 to trade at $1284.98 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1748, while EUR/GBP fell 0.46% to 0.8933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.51.