Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 4.53% or 3.680 points to trade at 84.880 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (BR:UMI) added 2.11% or 0.90 points to end at 43.51 and UCB (BR:UCB) was up 1.97% or 1.32 points to 68.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Solvay SA (BR:SOLB), which fell 0.88% or 1.05 points to trade at 118.85 at the close. KBC (BR:KBC) declined 0.63% or 0.460 points to end at 72.940 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) was down 0.57% or 0.26 points to 45.34.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 66 to 45 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umicore SA (BR:UMI) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.11% or 0.90 to 43.51.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.36% or 4.70 to $1317.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $61.51 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.05 to trade at $67.67 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.48% to 1.1971, while EUR/GBP fell 0.40% to 0.8826.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 92.07.