Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 0.04% or 0.02 points to trade at 49.84 at the close. Meanwhile, ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) fell 0.09% or 0.02 points to end at 22.20 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 0.14% or 0.10 points to 73.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 3.24% or 0.11 points to trade at 3.38 at the close. Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) declined 2.61% or 0.58 points to end at 21.67 and Aalberts Industries NV (AS:AALB) was down 2.15% or 0.88 points to 40.14.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 104 to 24 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Philips Lighting NV (AS:LIGHT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.61% or 0.58 to 21.67.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 9.76% to 15.63.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.09% or 0.07 to $74.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.78% or 1.41 to hit $77.82 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.82% or 10.30 to trade at $1244.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.1607, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8841.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 94.78.