Netherlands shares higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.33%

Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Oil&Gas and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX gained 0.33%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.62% or 0.24 points to trade at 15.03 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) added 1.52% or 2.30 points to end at 153.95 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was up 1.51% or 0.68 points to 45.62 in late trade.

Biggest losers included BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI), which lost 3.32% or 3.80 points to trade at 110.55 in late trade. ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) declined 2.23% or 11.30 points to end at 496.30 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) shed 1.90% or 0.44 points to 22.66.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 56 to 46 and 9 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.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.85% or 1.91 to $68.83 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.76% or 1.96 to hit $73.00 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.70% or 43.60 to trade at $2,613.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.45% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.25% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 106.24.