Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.43%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Construction&Materials, Food Producers and Media sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX lost 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ABN AMRO Group NV (AS:ABNd), which rose 1.76% or 0.28 points to trade at 16.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS:RAND) added 0.83% or 0.35 points to end at 42.60 and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) was up 0.80% or 1.25 points to 157.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 2.09% or 27.40 points to trade at 1,284.60 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.92% or 14.10 points to end at 719.90 and BE Semiconductor Industries NV (AS:BESI) was down 1.68% or 1.90 points to 111.25.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 62 to 39 and 9 ended unchanged.

Shares in Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.80% or 1.25 to 157.65.

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

Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.42% or 0.96 to $68.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.21% or 0.87 to hit $72.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 2.15 to trade at $2,608.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 100.42.