Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Sofina (BR:SOF), which rose 1.17% or 1.50 points to trade at 129.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) added 1.10% or 0.14 points to end at 13.29 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) was up 0.88% or 0.95 points to 108.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UCB (BR:UCB), which fell 1.70% or 1.24 points to trade at 71.85 at the close. Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) declined 0.78% or 0.36 points to end at 45.78 and Umicore NV (BR:UMI) was down 0.73% or 0.39 points to 52.92.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 58 to 51 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.66% or 8.25 to $1250.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.49% or 0.25 to hit $51.28 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.59% or 0.32 to trade at $54.49 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.11% to 1.0659, while EUR/GBP fell 0.42% to 0.8541.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 100.53.