Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.09% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which rose 4.74% or 2.47 points to trade at 54.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 1.26% or 1.050 points to end at 84.110 and Relx NV (AS:RELN) was up 1.00% or 0.175 points to 17.685 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:ISPA), which fell 1.06% or 0.082 points to trade at 7.652 at the close. ASML Holding (AS:ASML) declined 0.93% or 1.15 points to end at 122.80 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) was down 0.59% or 0.10 points to 15.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 75 to 47 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Relx NV (AS:RELN) rose to all time highs; rising 1.00% or 0.175 to 17.685.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 8.38% to 16.79 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.19% or 0.62 to $52.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.94% or 0.52 to hit $55.76 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.85 to trade at $1256.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.0602, while EUR/GBP fell 0.33% to 0.8537.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 100.92.