Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.71% or 3.300 points to trade at 92.260 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.64% or 2.45 points to end at 151.80 and Randstad Holding NV (AS:RAND) was up 1.03% or 0.58 points to 56.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 2.17% or 0.20 points to trade at 9.00 at the close. Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) declined 1.26% or 0.42 points to end at 33.00 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was down 0.95% or 0.175 points to 18.255.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 60 to 54 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.71% or 3.300 to 92.260.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.22% to 9.40.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.56% or 0.36 to $64.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.42% or 0.29 to hit $70.16 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 6.20 to trade at $1341.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.62% to 1.2273, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.8886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 90.15.