Investing.com – Netherlands equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 2.25% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which rose 6.02% or 0.855 points to trade at 15.065 at the close. ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd) added 5.91% or 1.33 points to end at 23.91 and Akzo Nobel (AS:AKZO) was up 4.77% or 3.73 points to 81.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which lost 2.39% or 1.940 points to trade at 79.400 in late trade. Gemalto (AS:GTO) added 0.20% or 0.11 points to end at 55.32 and SBM Offshore (AS:SBMO) gained 0.33% or 0.05 points to 15.21.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 105 to 27 and 7 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was down 25.12% to 13.49.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.77% or 0.38 to $49.24 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.57% or 0.30 to hit $52.14 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.00% or 12.95 to trade at $1276.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 1.16% to 1.0852, while EUR/GBP rose 1.46% to 0.8492.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.63% at 99.03.