Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the gained 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the were Solvay SA (EBR:), which rose 3.23% or 1.03 points to trade at 32.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Syensqo SA (EBR:) added 1.93% or 1.64 points to end at 86.54 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:) was up 1.28% or 0.32 points to 25.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR:), which fell 1.60% or 1.45 points to trade at 88.90 at the close. Melexis NV (EBR:) declined 1.36% or 1.10 points to end at 79.60 and Argen-X (EBR:) was down 0.79% or 3.30 points to 416.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 45 to 41 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.09% or 25.25 to $2,338.45 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.61% or 0.49 to hit $81.39 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.51% or 0.43 to trade at $84.90 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.28% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 105.54.
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