Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.14%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Bank NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 2.85% or 1.10 points to trade at 39.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Aalberts NV (AS:AALB) added 2.67% or 1.08 points to end at 41.54 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 2.02% or 0.57 points to 29.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 2.05% or 19.40 points to trade at 926.00 at the close. Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) declined 1.81% or 1.60 points to end at 86.58 and Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) was down 1.25% or 0.20 points to 15.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 56 to 39 and 7 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.91% or 0.94 to $102.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.39% or 0.44 to hit $111.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.80% or 31.87 to trade at $4,039.77 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 101.81.