Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 8.78% or 4.730 points to trade at 58.620 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA) added 3.56% or 0.175 points to end at 5.090 and Aegon (AS:AEGN) was up 2.09% or 0.069 points to 3.364 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 0.12% or 0.03 points to trade at 20.89 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 0.08% or 0.01 points to end at 18.21 and Boskalis Westmin (AS:BOSN) was up 0.28% or 0.09 points to 30.99.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 129 to 37 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; rising 8.78% or 4.730 to 58.620.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 4.59% to 17.36.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.31% or 0.57 to $44.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.25% or 0.57 to hit $46.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.55% or 7.15 to trade at $1317.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.17% to 1.1174, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8568.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.33% at 95.74.