Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.44% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Proximus NV (BR:PROX), which rose 2.06% or 0.53 points to trade at 26.28 at the close. Meanwhile, bpost NV (BR:BPOST) added 1.76% or 0.32 points to end at 18.55 and KBC (BR:KBC) was up 1.15% or 0.840 points to 73.800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX), which fell 4.60% or 0.96 points to trade at 19.90 at the close. Umicore SA (BR:UMI) declined 1.65% or 0.72 points to end at 42.98 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) was down 1.15% or 0.49 points to 42.17.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 47 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.60% or 0.96 to 19.90.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.98% or 13.10 to $1325.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.42% or 0.29 to hit $68.11 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.11% or 0.08 to trade at $74.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.2215, while EUR/GBP fell 0.21% to 0.8758.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 90.64.