Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Sofina (BR:SOF), which rose 2.66% or 4.40 points to trade at 169.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) added 2.22% or 0.86 points to end at 39.65 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 2.02% or 0.236 points to 11.908 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.01% or 0.900 points to trade at 88.220 at the close. Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) declined 0.65% or 0.16 points to end at 24.30 and Argen-X (BR:ARGX) was down 0.53% or 0.40 points to 74.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 39 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sofina (BR:SOF) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.66% or 4.40 to 169.80.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 1.30 to $1195.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.98% or 0.64 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.45 to trade at $72.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.1535, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8970.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 95.41.