Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore NV (BR:UMI), which rose 2.43% or 1.48 points to trade at 62.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 2.15% or 0.28 points to end at 13.32 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) was up 2.06% or 1.99 points to 98.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sofina (BR:SOF), which fell 0.44% or 0.55 points to trade at 124.90 at the close. Aperam SA (AS:APAM) declined 0.23% or 0.10 points to end at 41.84 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.03% or 0.005 points to 15.580.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 75 to 40 and 8 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.51% or 6.25 to $1220.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.29% or 0.58 to hit $45.62 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.82% or 0.39 to trade at $47.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.42% to 1.1418, while EUR/GBP fell 0.74% to 0.8860.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 95.50.