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Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.65%

Published 08/07/2018, 12:20 PM
© Reuters.  Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.65%
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Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.65%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.25% or 3.060 points to trade at 97.200 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (BR:SOF) added 2.27% or 3.60 points to end at 162.40 and Telenet Group (BR:TNET) was up 2.00% or 0.88 points to 44.94 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR), which fell 0.50% or 0.26 points to trade at 51.44 at the close. Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) declined 0.18% or 0.20 points to end at 111.80 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.17% or 0.022 points to 12.650.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 74 to 40 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sofina (BR:SOF) rose to all time highs; rising 2.27% or 3.60 to 162.40.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.17% or 2.10 to $1219.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.38% or 0.26 to hit $69.27 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.66 to trade at $74.41 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.1593, while EUR/GBP rose 0.31% to 0.8953.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 94.99.

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