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 added 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the were Syensqo SA (EBR:), which rose 2.51% or 1.73 points to trade at 70.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (EBR:) added 2.15% or 0.21 points to end at 9.98 and Sofina (EBR:) was up 2.05% or 5.00 points to 248.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:), which fell 1.40% or 2.80 points to trade at 197.20 at the close. Argen-X (EBR:) declined 1.18% or 5.80 points to end at 486.00 and Galapagos NV (AS:) was down 0.91% or 0.24 points to 26.06.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 63 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sofina (EBR:) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.05% or 5.00 to 248.60.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.51% or 38.30 to $2,580.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.13% or 2.11 to hit $69.42 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.65% or 1.87 to trade at $72.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.32% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.49.
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