Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 1.00% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ageas (BR:AGES), which rose 1.74% or 0.670 points to trade at 39.145 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) added 1.61% or 0.72 points to end at 45.65 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.58% or 1.95 points to 125.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UCB (BR:UCB), which fell 0.07% or 0.04 points to trade at 59.28 at the close. Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) added 0.25% or 0.25 points to end at 101.40 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) was up 0.37% or 0.40 points to 108.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 78 to 38 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.58% or 1.95 to 125.75.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.02% or 13.81 to $1337.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.35% or 0.64 to hit $48.12 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.07 to trade at $53.71 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1962, while EUR/GBP fell 0.47% to 0.9078.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 91.84.