Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.37%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ), which rose 27.09% or 34.00 points to trade at 159.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) added 2.71% or 1.55 points to end at 58.65 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) was up 1.57% or 1.20 points to 77.54 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Lotus Bakeries (EBR:LOTB ), which fell 2.59% or 280.00 points to trade at 10,540.00 at the close. Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ) declined 1.63% or 0.53 points to end at 32.05 and Ageas (EBR:AGES ) was down 1.18% or 0.56 points to 46.84.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 50 to 45 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ) rose to 52-week lows; rising 27.09% or 34.00 to 159.50.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.16% or 31.24 to $2,717.04 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 0.85% or 0.58 to hit $68.95 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 0.67% or 0.48 to trade at $72.62 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.38% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.42% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 106.19.

Source: Investing.com