Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the added 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the were Aperam SA (AS:), which rose 4.10% or 1.02 points to trade at 25.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (EBR:) added 3.17% or 0.44 points to end at 14.34 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR:) was up 2.36% or 1.35 points to 58.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (EBR:), which fell 1.73% or 7.10 points to trade at 403.80 at the close. UCB SA (EBR:) declined 1.13% or 1.60 points to end at 139.75 and Galapagos NV (AS:) was down 0.94% or 0.22 points to 23.24.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 58 to 32 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 0.94% or 0.22 to 23.24.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.60% or 37.45 to $2,370.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $82.89 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.10% or 0.09 to trade at $86.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.50% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 104.91.
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