Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.37%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.37% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI ), which rose 2.22% or 2.90 points to trade at 133.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG ) added 0.66% or 0.16 points to end at 24.33 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG ) was up 0.57% or 0.14 points to 24.51 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN ), which fell 1.46% or 21.00 points to trade at 1,420.00 at the close. Prosus (AS:PRX ) declined 1.45% or 0.58 points to end at 39.28 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc ) was down 0.99% or 1.60 points to 159.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 60 to 43 and 6 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 down 0.98% or 0.68 to $68.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.96% or 0.70 to hit $71.86 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.50% or 13.34 to trade at $2,631.76 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 107.78.

Source: Investing.com