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Netherlands stocks higher at close of trade; AEX up 0.22%

Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX rose 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASML Holding NV (AS:ASML), which rose 0.83% or 6.70 points to trade at 818.70 at the close. Meanwhile, ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) added 0.76% or 0.16 points to end at 21.33 and Koninklijke Philips NV (AS:PHG) was up 0.62% or 0.17 points to 27.38 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN), which fell 0.84% or 11.20 points to trade at 1,317.80 at the close. DSM Firmenich AG (AS:DSFIR) declined 0.53% or 0.65 points to end at 122.35 and ASR Nederland NV (AS:ASRNL) was down 0.50% or 0.22 points to 44.03.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 55 to 45 and 11 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.91% or 0.67 to $74.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.68% or 0.52 to hit $77.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.00 to trade at $2,533.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 101.62.

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