Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.30%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.04% or 3.020 points to trade at 77.840 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 1.86% or 2.15 points to end at 117.75 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) was up 1.61% or 0.65 points to 41.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI), which fell 3.09% or 2.56 points to trade at 80.16 at the close. Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) declined 1.79% or 0.38 points to end at 20.90 and Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) was down 1.59% or 0.74 points to 45.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 69 to 44 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) fell to 3-years lows; falling 3.09% or 2.56 to 80.16.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.02% or 0.30 to $1306.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.36% or 0.24 to hit $67.49 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $73.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.28% to 1.1960, while EUR/GBP fell 0.15% to 0.8795.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 92.49.