Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group NV (AS:NN), which rose 0.54% or 0.19 points to trade at 35.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Heineken (AS:HEIN) added 0.42% or 0.36 points to end at 85.18 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 0.37% or 0.095 points to 25.545 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 3.32% or 0.24 points to trade at 6.92 at the close. Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) declined 1.69% or 1.34 points to end at 78.18 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.68% or 1.380 points to 80.740.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 84 to 32 and 11 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.79% to 18.53.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.53% or 0.35 to $65.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.34% or 0.24 to hit $69.57 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 5.40 to trade at $1355.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.77% to 1.2447, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8747.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 88.63.