Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.57%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.57%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ), which rose 2.51% or 1.73 points to trade at 70.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) added 2.15% or 0.21 points to end at 9.98 and Sofina (EBR:SOF ) was up 2.05% or 5.00 points to 248.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ), which fell 1.40% or 2.80 points to trade at 197.20 at the close. Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) declined 1.18% or 5.80 points to end at 486.00 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) was down 0.91% or 0.24 points to 26.06.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 63 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sofina (EBR:SOF ) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.05% or 5.00 to 248.60.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.51% or 38.30 to $2,580.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.13% or 2.11 to hit $69.42 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.65% or 1.87 to trade at $72.48 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.49.

Source: Investing.com