Netherlands stocks lower at close of trade; AEX down 0.90%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX declined 0.90% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were Akzo Nobel NV (AS:AKZO), which rose 0.71% or 0.40 points to trade at 57.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Randstad NV (AS:RAND) added 0.32% or 0.13 points to end at 40.16 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.15% or 0.02 points to 15.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Prosus (AS:PRX), which fell 2.26% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.10 at the close. ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML) declined 1.90% or 13.00 points to end at 671.90 and ASM International NV (AS:ASMI) was down 1.87% or 10.60 points to 555.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 23 and 8 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.26% or 0.89 to $71.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.92% or 0.68 to hit $74.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.62% or 16.21 to trade at $2,615.69 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 108.04.