Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Friday, with gains in the Telecoms, Healthcare, and Consumer Goods sectors leading the way.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.45%.

Best Performers

• Proximus NV (EBR:PROX): +5.51% or 0.35 points to 6.70 at the close.
• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): +2.11% or 0.23 points to 11.11.
• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): +1.44% or 7.40 points to 521.00.

Worst Performers

• Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI): -0.53% or 0.32 points to 59.54 at the close.
• Groep Brussel Lambert NV (EBR:GBLB): -0.51% or 0.35 points to 67.90.
• Sofina (EBR:SOF): -0.43% or 1.00 points to 229.80.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 49 to 43, with 15 stocks unchanged.

Commodity Update

• Gold Futures for December: +0.07% or 1.90 to $2,750.80 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for December: +1.92% or 1.35 to $71.54 a barrel.
• Brent Oil for December: +1.88% or 1.40 to $75.78 a barrel.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.08.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.14% at 104.07.