Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.50%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.50% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ), which rose 3.58% or 16.80 points to trade at 486.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB ) added 3.11% or 1.95 points to end at 64.75 and Elia (EBR:ELI ) was up 2.97% or 2.95 points to 102.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UCB SA (EBR:UCB ), which fell 2.83% or 4.65 points to trade at 159.60 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) declined 1.90% or 1.40 points to end at 72.10 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) was down 1.78% or 0.46 points to 25.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 48 to 45 and 12 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.49% or 12.40 to $2,538.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.36% or 0.25 to hit $69.45 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.37% or 0.27 to trade at $72.97 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 101.08.

Source: Investing.com