European trading in Amsterdam finished with a negative tone on Monday as the AEX closed down 0.90%. Declines were concentrated in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors and outnumbered pockets of strength among select names.
The AEX ended the session at 1,004.98, a drop of 9.11 points, or 0.90%. Market breadth on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange saw 53 stocks fall versus 46 that advanced, while 8 issues finished unchanged.
Top performers
- Magnum Ice Cream Nv (MICCT) led gains, rising 5.13% or 0.64 points to close at 13.08.
- Wolters Kluwer (WLSNc) added 3.76% or 2.50 points to finish at 68.92.
- IMCD NV (IMCD) rose 2.80% or 2.80 points to end the day at 102.95.
Lagging stocks
- ArcelorMittal SA (MT) was the weakest among the cited names, down 3.35% or 1.65 points to 47.59 at the close.
- ING Groep NV (INGA) declined 3.19% or 0.79 points to 23.97.
- ASML Holding NV (ASML) slipped 2.86% or 35.00 points to finish at 1,187.40.
Volatility on AEX options, as measured by the AEX Volatility index, was unchanged for the session at 21.09, a 0.00% move.
Commodities and FX
Commodity futures displayed divergent moves. Crude oil for June delivery rose 3.39% or 3.46 to $105.40 a barrel. Brent for July delivery climbed 5.22% or 5.65 to $113.82 a barrel. By contrast, the June Gold Futures contract fell 2.47% or 114.56 to trade at $4,529.94 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, EUR/USD was essentially unchanged, moving 0.21% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was also flat at 0.86, up 0.15%. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 98.32.
The session’s mix — a falling AEX, pockets of stock-specific strength, higher crude and Brent prices, and a notable drop in gold futures — left market participants with a clear divergence between energy-linked assets and traditional safe havens. Broad sector weakness, particularly in Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials, was the primary driver of the index decline, while the small set of winners helped limit a deeper pullback.