Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.32%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ), which rose 9.60% or 2.24 points to trade at 25.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Elia (EBR:ELI ) added 3.19% or 3.05 points to end at 98.75 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) was up 1.39% or 0.16 points to 11.63 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ), which fell 0.77% or 0.24 points to trade at 31.03 at the close. Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI ) declined 0.25% or 0.14 points to end at 55.02 and Ageas (EBR:AGES ) was down 0.09% or 0.04 points to 44.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 48 to 42 and 16 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.15 to $2,551.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.01% or 2.25 to hit $77.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.43% or 1.90 to trade at $80.05 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.04% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.75.

Source: Investing.com