Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Beverage, and Travel & Leisure sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.27%, hitting a new one-month high.

Best Performers

• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): Rose by 4.30% or 25.00 points, trading at 605.80.
• UCB SA (EBR:UCB): Increased by 2.68% or 4.85 points, ending at 185.50.
• Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): Up by 1.50% or 0.38 points, closing at 25.70.

Worst Performers

• Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): Fell by 3.40% or 2.55 points, trading at 72.43.
• Elia (EBR:ELI): Declined by 3.02% or 2.40 points, ending at 77.20.
• Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE): Down by 2.07% or 0.41 points, closing at 19.37.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 73 to 27, with 7 ending unchanged.

Shares in Argen-X rose to all-time highs, while Elia fell to three-year lows.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery decreased by 0.20% or 5.46 to $2,670.34 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for January delivery fell by 1.61% or 1.15 to $70.14 per barrel.
• Brent Oil for February delivery decreased by 0.99% or 0.74, trading at $73.75 per barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: Decreased by 0.11% at 106.57.