Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX), which rose 1.70% or 0.29 points to trade at 17.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.23% or 0.17 points to end at 14.04 and Cofinimmo SA (BR:COFB) was up 1.06% or 1.20 points to 114.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telenet Group Holding NV (BR:TNET), which fell 1.71% or 0.70 points to trade at 40.16 at the close. Aperam SA (AS:APAM) declined 1.54% or 0.41 points to end at 26.25 and Argen-X (BR:ARGX) was down 0.98% or 0.90 points to 91.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 63 to 49 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cofinimmo SA (BR:COFB) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.06% or 1.20 to 114.70.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.35% or 4.55 to $1307.65 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.60% or 1.35 to hit $53.34 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 2.44% or 1.46 to trade at $61.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.07% to 1.1424, while EUR/GBP rose 0.09% to 0.8688.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 95.495.