Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT), which rose 3.60% or 0.79 points to trade at 22.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 1.04% or 0.054 points to end at 5.244 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 0.83% or 0.720 points to 87.080 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa), which fell 2.14% or 0.640 points to trade at 29.330 at the close. ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) declined 1.34% or 0.340 points to end at 25.115 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was down 0.73% or 0.02 points to 3.14.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 51 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 2.89% to 11.76.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 4.02% or 2.81 to $67.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 4.34% or 3.27 to hit $72.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.50 to trade at $1238.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.08% to 1.1695, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8847.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.38.