Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.11%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.11%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE ), which rose 3.64% or 0.67 points to trade at 19.06 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (EBR:SOF ) added 1.03% or 2.20 points to end at 216.20 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) was up 0.70% or 0.14 points to 20.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB ), which fell 0.64% or 1.20 points to trade at 187.60 at the close. Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) declined 0.62% or 0.35 points to end at 56.35 and Ageas (EBR:AGES ) was down 0.50% or 0.24 points to 47.58.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 49 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.35% or 9.16 to $2,657.56 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.29% or 0.88 to hit $67.42 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.10% or 0.79 to trade at $71.30 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 106.05.

Source: Investing.com