Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.58% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore NV (BR:UMI), which rose 1.70% or 0.77 points to trade at 45.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA (BR:ABI) added 1.52% or 1.65 points to end at 110.15 and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (BR:GBLB) was up 1.29% or 0.98 points to 76.74 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB), which fell 0.87% or 0.95 points to trade at 108.75 at the close. Ageas (BR:AGES) declined 0.67% or 0.240 points to end at 35.625 and Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) was down 0.54% or 0.28 points to 51.33.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 79 to 64 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umicore NV (BR:UMI) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.70% or 0.77 to 45.74.
Gold for June delivery was down 1.76% or 22.00 to $1226.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.34% or 0.14 to hit $41.90 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract rose 0.36% or 0.16 to trade at $44.34 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.09% to 1.1265, while EUR/GBP rose 0.25% to 0.7957.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 94.89.