Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.53%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.53%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which rose 3.21% or 0.35 points to trade at 11.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) added 2.01% or 1.51 points to end at 76.54 and Ageas (EBR:AGES ) was up 1.93% or 0.92 points to 48.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ), which fell 1.38% or 6.60 points to trade at 473.30 at the close. Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) declined 0.75% or 0.20 points to end at 26.60 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) was down 0.74% or 0.20 points to 26.92.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 29 and 16 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ageas (EBR:AGES ) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.93% or 0.92 to 48.70.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.07% or 1.80 to $2,633.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.46% or 0.34 to hit $73.23 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.52 to trade at $76.66 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 102.61.

Source: Investing.com