Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 1.20%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Argen-X (EBR:ARGX), which rose 4.11% or 19.20 points to trade at 486.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) added 2.16% or 1.30 points to end at 61.40 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was up 2.09% or 0.50 points to 24.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 2.46% or 0.58 points to trade at 22.98 at the close. Elia (EBR:ELI) declined 1.55% or 1.50 points to end at 95.20 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) was down 0.87% or 0.10 points to 11.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 66 to 24 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) fell to 5-year lows; losing 0.87% or 0.10 to 11.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.34% or 8.30 to $2,471.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.66% or 0.50 to hit $76.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.49% or 0.39 to trade at $79.55 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.91.