Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.90%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology , Industrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.90% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO ), which rose 0.71% or 0.40 points to trade at 57.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS:RAND ) added 0.32% or 0.13 points to end at 40.16 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA ) was up 0.15% or 0.02 points to 15.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX ), which fell 2.26% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.10 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ) declined 1.90% or 13.00 points to end at 671.90 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) was down 1.87% or 10.60 points to 555.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 23 and 8 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.26% or 0.89 to $71.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.92% or 0.68 to hit $74.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.62% or 16.21 to trade at $2,615.69 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 108.04.

Source: Investing.com