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 rose 0.68% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the were Aperam SA (AS:), which rose 4.25% or 1.10 points to trade at 26.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (EBR:) added 4.20% or 0.46 points to end at 11.40 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:) was up 3.21% or 1.82 points to 58.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UCB SA (EBR:), which fell 2.82% or 4.75 points to trade at 163.85 at the close. Argen-X (EBR:) declined 1.75% or 8.50 points to end at 476.60 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:) was down 0.47% or 0.90 points to 191.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 61 to 34 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.27% or 7.30 to $2,692.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 2.02% or 1.41 to hit $68.28 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.77% or 1.29 to trade at $71.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.40% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.32% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 100.28.
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