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 added 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the were Argen-X (EBR:), which rose 1.83% or 7.40 points to trade at 410.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (EBR:) added 1.68% or 3.60 points to end at 217.60 and Solvay SA (EBR:) was up 1.52% or 0.51 points to 34.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR:), which fell 1.37% or 1.20 points to trade at 86.45 at the close. Proximus NV (EBR:) declined 1.19% or 0.09 points to end at 7.47 and Ageas (EBR:) was down 0.70% or 0.30 points to 42.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 49 to 38 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elia (EBR:) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.37% or 1.20 to 86.45.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.26% or 6.10 to $2,332.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.23% or 0.19 to hit $83.19 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $86.60 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 105.51.
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