Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which rose 1.36% or 0.54 points to trade at 40.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (BR:SOF) added 1.30% or 2.20 points to end at 172.00 and bpost NV (BR:BPOST) was up 1.13% or 0.15 points to 13.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which fell 0.42% or 0.06 points to trade at 13.06 at the close. Proximus NV (BR:PROX) declined 0.34% or 0.07 points to end at 20.52 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) was down 0.31% or 0.26 points to 84.73.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 57 to 45 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sofina (BR:SOF) rose to all time highs; up 1.30% or 2.20 to 172.00.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.68% or 20.10 to $1214.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.84% or 1.25 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.89% or 1.41 to trade at $76.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.81% to 1.1633, while EUR/GBP rose 0.40% to 0.9042.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 94.98.