Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.12%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology , Healthcare and Construction & Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL ), which rose 1.19% or 0.54 points to trade at 45.89 at the close. Meanwhile, Shell PLC (AS:SHEL ) added 1.11% or 0.36 points to end at 32.67 and Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:KPN ) was up 1.11% or 0.04 points to 3.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ), which fell 2.66% or 21.80 points to trade at 797.00 at the close. Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN ) declined 1.77% or 0.10 points to end at 5.43 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) was down 1.56% or 9.40 points to 591.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 56 to 40 and 14 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.93% or 2.19 to $77.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.34% or 1.83 to hit $79.98 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 4.40 to trade at $2,550.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.75.

Source: Investing.com