Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.13% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which rose 2.94% or 0.70 points to trade at 24.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (EBR:SOF) added 2.15% or 4.60 points to end at 219.00 and Elia (EBR:ELI) was up 2.01% or 1.85 points to 94.05 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which fell 1.10% or 0.90 points to trade at 80.80 at the close. Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) declined 1.07% or 0.28 points to end at 25.90 and Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) was down 0.95% or 0.32 points to 33.51.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 38 and 14 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.66% or 15.90 to $2,423.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.17% or 0.90 to hit $77.86 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.14% or 0.92 to trade at $81.93 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 103.95.