Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.15%
Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare , Oil & Gas and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the AEX were NN Group NV (AS: NN ), which rose 1.65% or 0.88 points to trade at 54.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke KPN NV (AS: KPN ) added 1.15% or 0.05 points to end at 4.13 and Adyen NV (AS: ADYEN ) was up 1.14% or 18.60 points to 1,655.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS: BESI ), which fell 2.16% or 2.45 points to trade at 110.85 at the close. ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ) declined 1.70% or 8.30 points to end at 479.20 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS: PHG ) was down 1.25% or 0.27 points to 21.28.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 58 to 41 and 9 ended unchanged.
The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.05% or 0.65 to $62.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.81% or 0.53 to hit $65.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.39% or 44.44 to trade at $3,231.74 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.64% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.66% at 100.28.