Investing.com – Netherlands stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate , Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Amsterdam, the AEX fell 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the AEX were ASM International NV (AS: ASMI ), which rose 2.74% or 14.40 points to trade at 540.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Wolters Kluwer (AS: WLSNc ) added 0.92% or 1.50 points to end at 163.90 and Unilever PLC (AS: ULVR ) was up 0.68% or 0.38 points to 56.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aegon Ltd (AS: AEGN ), which fell 5.83% or 0.36 points to trade at 5.75 at the close. Exor NV (AS: EXOR ) declined 4.00% or 3.75 points to end at 90.00 and Randstad NV (AS: RAND ) was down 1.88% or 0.79 points to 41.21.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by 80 to 24 and 4 ended unchanged.

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

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.63% or 1.16 to $70.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.97% or 0.72 to hit $73.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 4.89 to trade at $2,670.91 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 106.53.