Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.55%

Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.55%

Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX added 0.55%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ArcelorMittal SA , which rose 7.76% or 0.31 points to trade at 4.36 at the close. Meanwhile, SBM Offshore  added 3.45% or 0.38 points to end at 11.24 and Aegon was up 2.95% or 0.139 points to 4.855 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Gemalto (AS:GTO), which fell 3.01% or 1.82 points to trade at 58.65 at the close. Heineken  declined 0.76% or 0.60 points to end at 78.42 and ASML Holding  was down 0.39% or 0.35 points to 88.30.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 101 to 59 and 14 ended unchanged.

The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 1.58% to 21.04.

Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.56% or 0.62 to $40.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.86% or 0.78 to hit $42.72 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.25% or 15.60 to trade at $1259.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.12% to 1.1416, while EUR/GBP fell 0.76% to 0.8017.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.31% at 93.93