Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.66% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB), which rose 3.18% or 1.18 points to trade at 38.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) added 1.70% or 0.77 points to end at 46.11 and bpost NV (BR:BPOST) was up 1.44% or 0.38 points to 26.84 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB), which fell 1.17% or 1.30 points to trade at 109.60 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) declined 0.07% or 0.01 points to end at 14.68 and Proximus NV (BR:PROX) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 27.94.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 71 to 43 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in bpost NV (BR:BPOST) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.44% or 0.38 to 26.84.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.67% or 8.80 to $1311.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.47% or 0.91 to hit $62.64 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 1.11% or 0.75 to trade at $68.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.38% to 1.1923, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8814.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 92.32.