Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG), which rose 4.00% or 1.24 points to trade at 32.23 at the close. Meanwhile, Aegon NV (AS:AEGN) added 1.19% or 0.055 points to end at 4.677 and Altice NV (AS:ATCA) was up 0.86% or 0.18 points to 21.09 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 19.73% or 10.85 points to trade at 44.15 at the close. Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) declined 1.23% or 0.94 points to end at 75.07 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.07% or 0.750 points to 69.470.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 71 to 54 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Gemalto (AS:GTO) fell to 5-year lows; down 19.73% or 10.85 to 44.15.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 3.38% to 13.17.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.03% or 0.47 to $46.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.89% or 0.43 to hit $48.49 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.08 to trade at $1254.98 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.27% to 1.1633, while EUR/GBP fell 0.47% to 0.8931.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.88.