Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Pharma & Bio-technology, Healthcare and Food Producers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB (BRU:UCB), which rose 4.22% or 2.81 points to trade at 69.44 at the close. Meanwhile, DIeteren SA (BRU:IETB) added 2.35% or 0.840 points to end at 36.610 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BRU:COFB) was up 1.83% or 1.68 points to 93.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL), which fell 2.86% or 0.26 points to trade at 8.86 at the close. Elia (BRU:ELI) declined 1.43% or 0.560 points to end at 38.600 and NV Bekaert SA (BRU:BEKB) was down 0.48% or 0.12 points to 25.04.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 95 to 60 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) fell to all time lows; losing 2.86% or 0.26 to 8.86.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.40% or 4.60 to $1135.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 4.10% or 1.86 to hit $43.55 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 3.02% or 1.50 to trade at $48.06 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.63% to 1.1244, while EUR/GBP fell 0.68% to 0.7343.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.42% at 95.80.