Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil&Gas, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.39% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 1.57% or 1.200 points to trade at 77.560 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 1.14% or 0.330 points to end at 29.350 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was up 1.01% or 0.295 points to 29.585 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which fell 1.91% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.62 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) declined 0.35% or 0.09 points to end at 25.75 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) was down 0.16% or 0.030 points to 19.100.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 85 to 31 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) rose to 3-years highs; rising 1.01% or 0.295 to 29.585.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 0.18% to 11.32.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.20% or 0.84 to $70.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.63% or 1.22 to hit $76.09 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1314.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1933, while EUR/GBP fell 0.51% to 0.8796.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 92.54.
