Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.62% or 0.24 points to trade at 15.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 1.52% or 2.30 points to end at 153.95 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was up 1.51% or 0.68 points to 45.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which fell 3.32% or 3.80 points to trade at 110.55 at the close. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) declined 2.23% or 11.30 points to end at 496.30 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) was down 1.90% or 0.44 points to 22.66.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 56 to 46 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.87% or 1.92 to $68.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.77% or 1.97 to hit $73.01 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.68% or 43.25 to trade at $2,613.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.25% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 106.27.