Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the were Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:), which rose 2.00% or 0.49 points to trade at 25.02 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:) added 0.75% or 0.12 points to end at 15.85 and ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:) was up 0.72% or 0.11 points to 15.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASM International NV (AS:), which fell 2.08% or 10.80 points to trade at 507.60 at the close. Universal Music Group NV (AS:) declined 2.00% or 0.47 points to end at 22.98 and ASML Holding NV (AS:) was down 1.42% or 8.90 points to 618.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 35 and 5 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.48% or 1.72 to $71.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.30% or 1.68 to hit $74.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 5.90 to trade at $2,743.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.27% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.40% at 103.79.
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