Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the rose 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the were ArcelorMittal SA (AS:), which rose 2.33% or 0.47 points to trade at 20.68 at the close. Meanwhile, IMCD NV (AS:) added 1.59% or 2.20 points to end at 140.80 and Randstad NV (AS:) was up 1.26% or 0.53 points to 42.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:), which fell 0.37% or 3.10 points to trade at 829.40 at the close. Aegon Ltd (AS:) declined 0.24% or 0.01 points to end at 5.83 and DSM Firmenich AG (AS:) was down 0.09% or 0.10 points to 115.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 70 to 26 and 14 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.96% or 1.48 to $74.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.95% or 1.55 to hit $78.13 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 5.30 to trade at $2,543.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 101.80.
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