Belgium Stock Market Update

Belgium stocks experienced gains after the close on Tuesday, with increases in the Basic Materials, Technology, and Consumer Goods sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 index rose 0.71%.

Best Performers

• Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): +7.21% (5.26 points) to 78.17
• Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): +2.27% (1.35 points) to 60.85
• Ageas (EBR:AGES): +1.21% (0.58 points) to 48.68

Worst Performers

• Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE): -1.52% (0.28 points) to 18.15
• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): -0.89% (0.10 points) to 11.20
• Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): -0.28% (0.06 points) to 21.44

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 36, with 19 remaining unchanged. Shares in Warehouses de Pauw reached a 3-year low at 21.44.

Commodities Trading

• Gold Futures for December: +0.11% (3.10) to $2,749.30
• Crude Oil for December: +1.55% (1.11) to $72.58
• Brent Oil for January: +1.41% (1.06) to $76.14

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.09
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.35% at 103.43