Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.86%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.86%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB ), which rose 2.06% or 3.45 points to trade at 171.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Aedifica (EBR:AOO ) added 1.71% or 1.05 points to end at 62.50 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) was up 1.56% or 0.36 points to 23.44 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Proximus NV (EBR:PROX ), which fell 1.77% or 0.12 points to trade at 6.66 at the close. Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) declined 1.14% or 0.30 points to end at 26.00 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) was down 0.63% or 0.45 points to 70.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 50 to 43 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.06% or 3.45 to 171.10.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.41% or 37.10 to $2,676.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.62% or 0.47 to hit $75.38 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.54% or 0.43 to trade at $78.97 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.65.

Source: Investing.com