Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Consumer Services and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.63% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.26% or 0.88 points to trade at 27.88 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB SA (EBR:UCB) added 3.21% or 5.50 points to end at 176.70 and Groep Brussel Lambert NV (EBR:GBLB) was up 1.08% or 0.75 points to 70.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which fell 2.24% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.44 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) declined 1.73% or 1.28 points to end at 72.56 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) was down 1.23% or 0.80 points to 64.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 47 to 46 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB) rose to all time highs; rising 3.21% or 5.50 to 176.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.53% or 14.15 to $2,705.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $70.51 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $74.24 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 103.61.