Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.63%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.63% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ), which rose 3.26% or 0.88 points to trade at 27.88 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) added 3.21% or 5.50 points to end at 176.70 and Groep Brussel Lambert NV (EBR:GBLB ) was up 1.08% or 0.75 points to 70.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ), which fell 2.24% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.44 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) declined 1.73% or 1.28 points to end at 72.56 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB ) was down 1.23% or 0.80 points to 64.25.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 47 to 46 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) rose to all time highs; rising 3.21% or 5.50 to 176.70.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.53% or 14.15 to $2,705.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $70.51 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.03% or 0.02 to trade at $74.24 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.37% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 103.61.

Source: Investing.com