Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 1.39% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Proximus NV (BR:PROX), which rose 7.81% or 1.57 points to trade at 21.67 at the close. Meanwhile, Telenet Group (BR:TNET) added 3.69% or 1.42 points to end at 39.86 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 2.46% or 0.34 points to 14.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (BR:ARGX), which fell 0.88% or 0.70 points to trade at 79.20 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 0.86% or 0.820 points to end at 94.900 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) was down 0.36% or 0.40 points to 111.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 72 to 39 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.03% or 0.40 to $1225.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.49% or 0.34 to hit $69.27 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.11% or 0.08 to trade at $74.62 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.1650, while EUR/GBP rose 0.06% to 0.8888.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 94.50.