Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the AEX Oil & Gas, AEX Telecommunications and AEX Basic Material sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN), which rose 0.87% or 0.03 points to trade at 3.62 at the close. Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR) added 0.59% or 0.30 points to end at 51.50 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 0.52% or 0.80 points to 153.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 2.99% or 34.00 points to trade at 1,104.20 in late trade. Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) declined 1.50% or 0.42 points to end at 27.61 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) down 1.46% or 0.36 points to 24.29.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 53 to 50 and 10 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
Shares in Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.87% or 0.03 to 3.62.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.00% or 0.83 to $82.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.88% or 0.76 to hit $85.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.50% or 36.00 to trade at $2,361.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 104.62.