Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Healthcare and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.29% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Argen-X (BR:ARGX), which rose 3.69% or 2.80 points to trade at 78.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (BR:UMI) added 2.52% or 1.28 points to end at 52.06 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.78% or 1.90 points to 108.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 1.17% or 0.146 points to trade at 12.354 at the close. Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) declined 1.16% or 0.30 points to end at 25.62 and KBC (BR:KBC) was down 0.69% or 0.460 points to 65.900.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 66 to 45 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umicore SA (BR:UMI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.52% or 1.28 to 52.06.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.98% or 12.10 to $1227.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $67.06 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.34 to trade at $72.18 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.43% to 1.1660, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8871.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 94.72.