Netherlands Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate, Oil & Gas, and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.23%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the AEX were:
– ASM International NV (AS:ASMI): up 2.74% or 14.40 points to trade at 540.20.
– Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc): added 0.92% or 1.50 points to end at 163.90.
– Unilever PLC (AS:ULVR): was up 0.68% or 0.38 points to 56.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN): fell 5.83% or 0.36 points to trade at 5.75.
– Exor NV (AS:EXOR): declined 4.00% or 3.75 points to end at 90.00.
– Randstad NV (AS:RAND): was down 1.88% or 0.79 points to 41.21.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 24, with 4 ending unchanged.

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

Commodities Update

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.63% or 1.16, trading at $70.13 a barrel.
Elsewhere in commodities, Brent oil for February delivery fell 0.97% or 0.72 to hit $73.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 4.89 to trade at $2,670.91 a troy ounce.

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 0.09% to 1.05.
• EUR/GBP also remained unchanged at 0.48% to 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 106.53.