Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Technology, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 2.21%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.49% or 2.680 points to trade at 79.460 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) added 3.37% or 1.25 points to end at 38.37 and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (BR:GBLB) was up 2.98% or 2.74 points to 94.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ablynx NV (BR:ABLX), which fell 0.09% or 0.040 points to trade at 44.560 at the close. Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) added 0.67% or 0.30 points to end at 45.30 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) was up 0.95% or 1.00 points to 106.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 83 to 25 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.84% or 11.20 to $1329.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.38% or 0.24 to hit $63.61 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.47% or 0.32 to trade at $68.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.29% to 1.2241, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.8743.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 90.15.