Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Software & Computers and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Colruyt (D) (BRU:COLR), which rose 1.03% or 0.45 points to trade at 43.77 at the close. Meanwhile, Telenet Group (BRU:TNET) added 0.97% or 0.54 points to end at 56.00 and Ageas (BRU:AGES) was up 0.95% or 0.325 points to 34.460 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Befimmo-Sicafi (BRU:BEFBb), which fell 1.07% or 0.700 points to trade at 64.940 at the close. Elia (BRU:ELI) declined 1.03% or 0.425 points to end at 40.805 and KBC (BRU:KBC) was down 0.78% or 0.450 points to 57.540.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 98 to 71 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telenet Group (BRU:TNET) rose to all time highs; gaining 0.97% or 0.54 to 56.00.
Gold for June delivery was up 0.51% or 6.10 to $1199.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.55% or 0.32 to hit $57.56 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.91% or 0.57 to trade at $62.88 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.34% to 1.0775, while EUR/GBP fell 0.06% to 0.7199.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 97.88.