Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 1.45%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 3.38% or 0.47 points to trade at 14.51 at the close. Meanwhile, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA (BR:ABI) added 2.80% or 3.20 points to end at 117.60 and Elia (BR:ELI) was up 1.97% or 0.970 points to 50.320 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB), which fell 1.68% or 1.89 points to trade at 110.36 at the close. Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) declined 0.33% or 0.35 points to end at 105.75 and Ageas (BR:AGES) was down 0.19% or 0.060 points to 30.985.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 104 to 35 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elia (BR:ELI) rose to all time highs; rising 1.97% or 0.970 to 50.320.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.37% or 4.90 to $1322.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 2.31% or 1.15 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 2.42% or 1.24 to trade at $50.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.1058, while EUR/GBP rose 0.87% to 0.8358.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.65% at 96.31.