Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.34% or 0.470 points to trade at 20.550 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 1.03% or 1.20 points to end at 117.70 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 0.87% or 0.27 points to 31.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.09% or 0.730 points to trade at 66.390 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 0.33% or 0.08 points to end at 24.07 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was down 0.31% or 0.24 points to 77.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 74 to 48 and 16 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 3.22% to 12.97.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.57% or 0.25 to $44.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.56% or 0.26 to hit $46.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 1.96 to trade at $1211.66 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.04% to 1.1395, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8853.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.84.