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 0.34% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Prosus (AS:), which rose 2.54% or 1.02 points to trade at 41.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Shell PLC (AS:) added 2.51% or 0.76 points to end at 30.84 and Akzo Nobel NV (AS:) was up 2.36% or 1.40 points to 60.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Relx PLC (AS:), which fell 1.86% or 0.84 points to trade at 44.44 at the close. Koninklijke KPN NV (AS:) declined 1.45% or 0.05 points to end at 3.68 and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:) was down 1.11% or 0.36 points to 32.14.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 56 to 42 and 13 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.09.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.85% or 1.24 to $68.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.60% or 1.14 to hit $72.26 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.10% or 29.31 to trade at $2,688.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 105.68.
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