Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.13%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Aperam SA (AS:APAM ), which rose 4.67% or 1.16 points to trade at 26.00 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) added 2.82% or 4.60 points to end at 168.00 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ) was up 2.07% or 3.90 points to 191.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ), which fell 2.71% or 0.72 points to trade at 25.84 at the close. Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) declined 2.39% or 11.50 points to end at 468.70 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ) was down 0.99% or 0.70 points to 70.32.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 50 to 49 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) rose to all time highs; up 2.82% or 4.60 to 168.00.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.69% or 18.30 to $2,670.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.72% or 1.21 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 1.75% or 1.28 to trade at $74.49 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.39% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 100.29.

Source: Investing.com