Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 5.40% or 0.41 points to trade at 8.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 0.81% or 0.020 points to end at 2.501 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was up 0.65% or 0.122 points to 18.950 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 5.88% or 4.880 points to trade at 78.120 at the close. Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) declined 0.75% or 0.044 points to end at 5.842 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was down 0.75% or 0.24 points to 31.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 56 to 56 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 2.96% to 12.52.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.20% or 0.81 to $66.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.10% or 0.80 to hit $71.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.70 to trade at $1351.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.2376, while EUR/GBP fell 0.31% to 0.8635.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 89.18.