Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 1.25%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.42% or 3.920 points to trade at 92.700 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.48% or 3.65 points to end at 150.85 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) was up 2.13% or 0.054 points to 2.586 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which fell 2.03% or 1.70 points to trade at 82.14 at the close. SBM Offshore NV (AS:SBMO) declined 1.95% or 0.26 points to end at 13.35 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 1.43% or 0.36 points to 24.73.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 87 to 32 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 21.61% to 24.47.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.20% or 0.71 to $59.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.88% or 0.55 to hit $63.34 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.86% or 11.30 to trade at $1327.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.2269, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8880.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 90.17.