Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.71%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials , Technology and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.71%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ), which rose 7.21% or 5.26 points to trade at 78.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) added 2.27% or 1.35 points to end at 60.85 and Ageas (EBR:AGES ) was up 1.21% or 0.58 points to 48.68 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE ), which fell 1.52% or 0.28 points to trade at 18.15 at the close. Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) declined 0.89% or 0.10 points to end at 11.20 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) was down 0.28% or 0.06 points to 21.44.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 36 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 0.28% or 0.06 to 21.44.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.11% or 3.10 to $2,749.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.55% or 1.11 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 1.06 to trade at $76.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 103.43.

Source: Investing.com