Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.22%

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

At the close in Amsterdam, the rose 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the were ASML Holding NV (AS:), which rose 0.83% or 6.70 points to trade at 818.70 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:) added 0.76% or 0.16 points to end at 21.33 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:) was up 0.62% or 0.17 points to 27.38 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:), which fell 0.84% or 11.20 points to trade at 1,317.80 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:) declined 0.53% or 0.65 points to end at 122.35 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:) was down 0.50% or 0.22 points to 44.03.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 55 to 45 and 11 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.91% or 0.67 to $74.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.68% or 0.52 to hit $77.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.00 to trade at $2,533.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 101.62.