Belgium Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials, and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.53%.

Best Performers

• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): rose 3.21% or 0.35 points to trade at 11.25 at the close.
• Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): added 2.01% or 1.51 points to end at 76.54.
• Ageas (EBR:AGES): was up 1.93% or 0.92 points to 48.70 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): fell 1.38% or 6.60 points to trade at 473.30 at the close.
• Aperam SA (AS:APAM): declined 0.75% or 0.20 points to end at 26.60.
• Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): was down 0.74% or 0.20 points to 26.92.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 29, with 16 ending unchanged.

Shares in Ageas (EBR:AGES) rose to 52-week highs, up 1.93% or 0.92 to 48.70.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.07% or 1.80 to $2,633.60 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.46% or 0.34 to hit $73.23 a barrel.
• The December Brent oil contract fell 0.67% or 0.52 to trade at $76.66 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.09.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84.
• US Dollar Index Futures: was up 0.30% at 102.61.