Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB), which rose 2.70% or 0.87 points to trade at 33.15 at the close. Meanwhile, Relx PLC (AS:REL) added 2.33% or 0.435 points to end at 19.135 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.68% or 1.500 points to 90.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 2.41% or 0.550 points to trade at 22.260 at the close. NN Group NV (AS:NN) declined 1.17% or 0.45 points to end at 38.05 and Heineken (AS:HEIN) was down 0.80% or 0.72 points to 89.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 46 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.46% to 12.64 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.24% or 0.69 to $56.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.77% or 0.50 to hit $65.57 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.79% or 10.30 to trade at $1288.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.41% to 1.1327, while EUR/GBP fell 0.11% to 0.8602.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 96.632.