Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.61%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.61% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which rose 3.00% or 0.33 points to trade at 11.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) added 2.88% or 2.09 points to end at 74.61 and Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ) was up 2.52% or 0.85 points to 34.58 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR:ELI ), which fell 2.01% or 2.10 points to trade at 102.60 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) declined 1.54% or 0.42 points to end at 26.92 and Proximus NV (EBR:PROX ) was down 1.33% or 0.10 points to 7.06.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 30 and 17 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.60% or 15.55 to $2,614.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.16% or 1.51 to hit $71.39 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.91% or 1.41 to trade at $75.06 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.25% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.43.

Source: Investing.com