Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.62% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB (BR:UCB), which rose 2.01% or 1.36 points to trade at 69.11 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) added 1.76% or 1.85 points to end at 106.85 and DIeteren SA (BR:IETB) was up 1.62% or 0.580 points to 36.330 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KBC (BR:KBC), which fell 0.99% or 0.495 points to trade at 49.525 at the close. NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB) added 0.28% or 0.10 points to end at 35.40 and Elia (BR:ELI) was up 0.34% or 0.150 points to 44.230.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 111 to 31 and 21 ended unchanged.
Gold for April delivery was down 1.24% or 15.60 to $1243.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in April fell 3.74% or 1.44 to hit $37.06 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract fell 2.43% or 0.98 to trade at $39.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.48% to 1.1094, while EUR/GBP fell 0.01% to 0.7751.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.41% at 96.62.