Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.79%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology , Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.79%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML ), which rose 8.69% or 59.80 points to trade at 747.80 at the close. Meanwhile, ASM International NV (AS:ASMI ) added 6.19% or 35.00 points to end at 600.60 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ) was up 5.42% or 7.35 points to 142.95 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX ), which fell 7.25% or 2.79 points to trade at 35.63 at the close. Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR ) declined 2.51% or 1.38 points to end at 53.60 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD ) was down 0.78% or 0.25 points to 31.75.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 62 to 29 and 17 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 0.12% or 0.09 to $74.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $76.65 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 3.14 to trade at $2,651.56 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was up 0.77% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 108.13.

Source: Investing.com