Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Elia (EBR:ELI), which rose 2.50% or 2.50 points to trade at 102.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) added 2.47% or 0.26 points to end at 10.77 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was up 1.91% or 0.46 points to 24.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB), which fell 0.79% or 1.50 points to trade at 188.00 at the close. Sofina (EBR:SOF) declined 0.47% or 1.20 points to end at 253.40 and Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) was down 0.37% or 1.80 points to 480.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 53 to 41 and 16 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.28% or 7.35 to $2,653.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.30% or 0.92 to hit $70.08 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.09% or 0.80 to trade at $72.89 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.55% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.56.