Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa), which rose 1.14% or 0.330 points to trade at 29.210 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 0.76% or 0.040 points to end at 5.316 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) was up 0.48% or 0.135 points to 28.140 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Heineken (AS:HEIN), which fell 2.14% or 1.90 points to trade at 86.70 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.53% or 1.320 points to end at 84.880 and Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) was down 1.34% or 0.33 points to 24.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 79 to 48 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 12.59% to 12.32.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.14% or 0.09 to $64.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.42% or 1.04 to hit $74.48 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.20 to trade at $1280.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.03% to 1.1606, while EUR/GBP rose 0.29% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 94.50.