Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the were Elia (EBR:), which rose 3.46% or 3.25 points to trade at 97.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Syensqo SA (EBR:) added 1.52% or 1.04 points to end at 69.43 and Proximus NV (EBR:) was up 1.33% or 0.09 points to 6.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:), which fell 0.62% or 0.34 points to trade at 54.86 at the close. Argen-X (EBR:) declined 0.53% or 2.60 points to end at 485.90 and Aperam SA (AS:) was down 0.32% or 0.08 points to 24.98.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 38 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.19% or 4.80 to $2,508.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 2.11% or 1.69 to hit $78.37 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 1.96% or 1.61 to trade at $80.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.24% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.22% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 102.69.
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