Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which rose 1.79% or 0.09 points to trade at 4.96 at the close. Meanwhile, KPN Kon (AS:KPN) added 1.58% or 0.055 points to end at 3.540 and DSM Kon (AS:DSMN) was up 1.01% or 0.52 points to 51.93 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding (AS:ASML), which fell 1.21% or 1.07 points to trade at 87.68 at the close. Vopak (AS:VOPA) declined 0.89% or 0.39 points to end at 43.10 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 0.64% or 0.12 points to 18.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 81 to 74 and 15 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 4.37% to 18.98.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.77% or 0.32 to $41.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.16% or 0.07 to hit $43.17 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1233.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.27% to 1.1315, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.7927.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 94.47.