Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.69%

Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.69%

Aug 27, 2018

Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Industrials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.69%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Altice NV (AS:ATCA), which rose 2.99% or 0.08 points to trade at 2.82 at the close. Meanwhile, ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) added 2.08% or 3.62 points to end at 178.02 and Koninklijke DSM NV (AS:DSMN) was up 1.74% or 1.56 points to 91.38 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL), which fell 0.67% or 0.26 points to trade at 38.54 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 0.18% or 0.10 points to end at 54.82 and Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (AS:RDSa) was down 0.16% or 0.045 points to 28.320.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 96 to 36 and 8 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 1.33% to 11.30.

Crude oil for October delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $68.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 3.60 to trade at $1216.90 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.55% to 1.1687, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.9062.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 94.63.

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