Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon (AS:AEGN), which rose 2.58% or 0.094 points to trade at 3.740 at the close. Meanwhile, NN Group (AS:NN) added 2.10% or 0.51 points to end at 24.52 and ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) was up 1.80% or 0.104 points to 5.872 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 2.76% or 1.380 points to trade at 48.670 at the close. Relx NV (AS:RELN) declined 0.91% or 0.145 points to end at 15.785 and Unilever NV (AS:UNc) was down 0.85% or 0.35 points to 40.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 104 to 55 and 13 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.83% to 16.65.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.89% or 1.21 to $43.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.51% or 1.11 to hit $45.38 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.45 to trade at $1342.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.1076, while EUR/GBP rose 0.13% to 0.8495.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 96.37.