Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Aegon NV (AS:AEGN), which rose 6.47% or 0.286 points to trade at 4.709 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) added 2.18% or 0.064 points to end at 3.000 and NN Group NV (AS:NN) was up 1.49% or 0.47 points to 32.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which fell 3.43% or 0.691 points to trade at 19.414 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.43% or 1.100 points to end at 76.030 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) was down 1.15% or 0.27 points to 23.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 73 to 53 and 12 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.48% to 12.21.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.85% or 0.43 to $51.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.58% or 0.31 to hit $53.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 5.86 to trade at $1259.46 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.22% to 1.1233, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8634.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 96.88.