Investing.com – Netherlands equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Support Services and Food Producers sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 1.02% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the AEX were Royal Dutch Shell A (AMS:RDSa), which fell 0.19% or 0.05 points to trade at 25.75 at the close. DSM Kon (AMS:DSMN) fell 0.19% or 0.10 points to end at 53.14 and Heineken (AMS:HEIN) was down 0.22% or 0.15 points to 67.63 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Boskalis Westmin (AMS:BOSN), which lost 2.33% or 1.01 points to trade at 42.56 in late trade. KPN Kon (AMS:KPN) declined 2.23% or 0.074 points to end at 3.239 and Philips Kon (AMS:PHG) shed 2.15% or 0.53 points to 23.84.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 219 to 28 and 5 ended unchanged on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
The AEX Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of AEX options, was up 7.65% to 23.28 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.65% or 0.39 to $60.01 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.89% or 0.57 to hit $64.06 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.73% or 8.60 to trade at $1187.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1276, while EUR/GBP rose 0.04% to 0.7241.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 95.17.