Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS), which rose 7.21% or 5.26 points to trade at 78.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) added 2.27% or 1.35 points to end at 60.85 and Ageas (EBR:AGES) was up 1.21% or 0.58 points to 48.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE), which fell 1.52% or 0.28 points to trade at 18.15 at the close. Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) declined 0.89% or 0.10 points to end at 11.20 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was down 0.28% or 0.06 points to 21.44.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 36 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) fell to 3-years lows; losing 0.28% or 0.06 to 21.44.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 3.10 to $2,749.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.55% or 1.11 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 1.06 to trade at $76.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.43.