Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 5.53% or 1.82 points to trade at 34.75 at the close. Meanwhile, ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) added 2.18% or 0.82 points to end at 38.44 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 1.83% or 0.15 points to 8.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND), which fell 1.26% or 0.70 points to trade at 54.80 at the close. Heineken (AS:HEIN) declined 1.12% or 0.98 points to end at 86.66 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 0.69% or 0.54 points to 78.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 68 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.00% to 11.69.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.26% or 0.18 to $68.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.28% or 0.21 to hit $74.27 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.97% or 13.00 to trade at $1325.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.60% to 1.2214, while EUR/GBP fell 0.23% to 0.8756.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 90.64.