Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.01% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.71% or 3.300 points to trade at 92.260 at the close. Meanwhile, Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) added 0.62% or 0.59 points to end at 95.34 and Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB) was up 0.40% or 0.60 points to 149.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB), which fell 1.11% or 0.42 points to trade at 37.48 at the close. Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) declined 1.11% or 1.20 points to end at 106.80 and Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) was down 0.88% or 0.24 points to 26.92.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 49 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; rising 3.71% or 3.300 to 92.260.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.46% or 6.10 to $1341.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.44% or 0.28 to hit $64.58 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.21% or 0.15 to trade at $70.02 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.61% to 1.2272, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8888.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 90.16.