Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the AEX Basic Material, AEX Health Care and AEX Telecommunications sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.36% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT), which rose 2.29% or 0.52 points to trade at 23.24 at the close. Randstad NV (AS:RAND) added 2.00% or 0.81 points to end at 41.38 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO) was up 1.45% or 0.86 points to 60.04 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NN Group NV (AS:NN), which fell 0.67% or 0.29 points to trade at 43.20 in late trade. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) declined 0.56% or 0.56 points to end at 99.08 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) down 0.37% or 0.55 points to 146.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 57 to 39 and 11 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.05% or 0.81 to $76.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.83% or 0.67 to hit $80.12 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.87% or 24.00 to trade at $2,724.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.02% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.96% at 108.16.