Netherlands equities finished the trading day marginally lower on Monday, with the AEX slipping 0.07% at the Amsterdam close. Market breadth was roughly balanced, but losses in a handful of sectors were sufficient to push the benchmark into negative territory.
Among the top performers on the AEX, Aegon Ltd (AS:AEGN) led gains, rising 2.49% or 0.16 points to finish at 6.60. Payments group Adyen NV (AS:ADYEN) added 2.32% or 20.80 points to close at 918.00, while ArcelorMittal SA (AS:MT) climbed 2.07% or 1.08 points to end the day at 53.22.
On the downside, Universal Music Group NV (AS:UMG) recorded the largest drop, falling 4.73% or 0.95 points to close at 19.15. IMCD NV (AS:IMCD) declined 3.99% or 3.66 points to 87.98, and Wolters Kluwer (AS:WLSNc) lost 3.65% or 2.34 points to finish at 61.84.
At the exchange level, rising stocks narrowly outnumbered decliners, with 50 advancing, 49 falling and 7 finishing unchanged. Universal Music Group’s share price also reached a 52-week low during the session, reflecting the scale of its move.
Measure of implied option volatility for the AEX, the AEX Volatility index, was flat for the session, unchanged 0.00% at 21.09.
Commodity markets showed divergent action. Crude oil for April delivery gained 1.08% or 0.68 to trade at $63.43 a barrel, while Brent oil for April added 1.02% or 0.69 to reach $68.44 a barrel. By contrast, the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 33.29 to trade at $5,013.01 a troy ounce.
Major currency pairs exhibited limited movement. EUR/USD was effectively flat, unchanged 0.13% at 1.19, and EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.02% at 0.87. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 96.98.
Summary of session data is consistent with a modestly negative close for the Dutch market, with a handful of notable winners offset by several larger declines. The session featured mixed signals from commodities and little change in major FX crosses, while implied volatility on AEX options remained steady.