Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 5.75% or 0.137 points to trade at 2.520 at the close. Meanwhile, Altice NV (AS:ATCA) added 5.52% or 0.09 points to end at 1.64 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 2.69% or 0.700 points to 26.700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unilever NV DRC (AS:UNc), which fell 1.05% or 0.52 points to trade at 48.41 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 0.97% or 0.860 points to end at 88.040 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 0.63% or 0.21 points to 33.19.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 87 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.61% to 16.82.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.44% or 1.23 to $51.65 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.68% or 1.58 to hit $60.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1228.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.05% to 1.1342, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8845.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 96.877.