Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.07%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrials , Utilities and Technology sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ), which rose 1.62% or 0.90 points to trade at 56.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) added 1.44% or 8.40 points to end at 590.80 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ) was up 1.07% or 0.72 points to 68.22 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UCB SA (EBR:UCB ), which fell 1.30% or 2.40 points to trade at 182.45 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) declined 1.21% or 0.32 points to end at 26.14 and Sofina (EBR:SOF ) was down 1.00% or 2.20 points to 217.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 44 and 10 ended unchanged.

Shares in Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) rose to all time highs; rising 1.44% or 8.40 to 590.80.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.02% or 0.59 to $2,665.39 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $68.85 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.17 to trade at $72.47 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 106.14.

Source: Investing.com