Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.52%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.52%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which rose 6.57% or 0.66 points to trade at 10.63 at the close. Meanwhile, D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ) added 3.04% or 6.00 points to end at 203.20 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) was up 2.92% or 0.76 points to 26.82 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ), which fell 1.02% or 0.80 points to trade at 77.35 at the close. UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) declined 0.12% or 0.20 points to end at 162.95 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO ) was down 0.08% or 0.05 points to 64.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 37 and 10 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.18% or 30.55 to $2,611.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.36% or 0.25 to hit $69.22 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.38% or 0.27 to trade at $72.24 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 101.04.

Source: Investing.com