Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.62%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 2.35% or 0.27 points to trade at 11.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD) added 1.55% or 0.30 points to end at 19.68 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.41% or 1.41 points to 101.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB), which fell 1.30% or 0.48 points to trade at 36.34 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 0.98% or 0.550 points to end at 55.850 and UCB (BR:UCB) was down 0.19% or 0.12 points to 61.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 81 to 62 and 17 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.42% or 5.05 to $1213.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 4.03% or 1.87 to hit $48.23 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 4.14% or 1.94 to trade at $48.80 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.20% to 1.0610, while EUR/GBP fell 1.09% to 0.8498.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.32% at 101.09.