Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 2.60% or 3.95 points to trade at 156.15 at the close. Meanwhile, KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) added 0.70% or 0.46 points to end at 66.06 and Ageas (EBR:AGES) was up 0.67% or 0.28 points to 41.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which fell 3.52% or 0.42 points to trade at 11.50 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 2.40% or 0.58 points to end at 23.56 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was down 1.32% or 0.32 points to 23.98.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 36 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.52% or 0.42 to 11.50.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.09% or 26.40 to $2,458.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.86% or 0.65 to hit $75.88 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.46% or 0.36 to trade at $78.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.48% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 103.05.