Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, driven by gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials, and Industrials sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 increased by 0.54%.

Best Performers

1. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB): +2.43% (3.90 points) to 164.10
2. Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): +1.55% (9.20 points) to 604.60
3. Aedifica (EBR:AOO): +1.35% (0.75 points) to 56.25

Worst Performers

1. UCB SA (EBR:UCB): -1.17% (2.25 points) to 189.40
2. Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): -0.69% (0.07 points) to 10.10
3. Elia (EBR:ELI): -0.07% (0.05 points) to 73.90

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange at a ratio of 0 to 0.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for February delivery rose by 0.50% (13.11) to $2,648.61 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for February fell by 0.20% (0.14) to $69.96 per barrel.
• Brent Oil for March also fell by 0.15% (0.11) to $73.06 per barrel.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.04.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures fell by 0.14% to 107.87.