Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP), which rose 2.30% or 0.50 points to trade at 22.20 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB SA (EBR:UCB) added 1.61% or 2.75 points to end at 173.75 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) was up 0.81% or 0.60 points to 74.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which fell 2.34% or 0.60 points to trade at 25.06 at the close. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) declined 2.29% or 4.40 points to end at 188.10 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was down 1.57% or 0.44 points to 27.58.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 59 to 30 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.93% or 25.75 to $2,734.05 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.49% or 1.07 to hit $70.67 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.45% or 1.10 to trade at $74.94 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 104.29.