Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks closed higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in the Healthcare, Industrials, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 index gained 0.18%.

Best Performers

• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): rose 2.04% (11.40 points) to trade at 569.60.
• KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC): added 1.26% (0.86 points) to end at 68.96.
• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): up 0.86% (0.09 points) to 10.50.

Worst Performers

• Elia (EBR:ELI): fell 3.42% (2.90 points) to close at 81.90.
• Aedifica (EBR:AOO): declined 1.81% (1.05 points) to 57.05.
• Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB): down 1.66% (0.95 points) to 56.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange, with 62 decliners, 30 advancers, and 19 unchanged.

Notable Price Movements

• Argen-X reached an all-time high, while Elia fell to a three-year low, and Cofinimmo hit a 52-week low.

Commodities Performance

• Gold Futures (December delivery): down 0.64% (16.75) to $2,589.55 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (December delivery): up 0.28% (0.19) to $68.31 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (January contract): rose 0.32% (0.23) to $72.12 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: down 0.56% to 1.06.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.41% at 106.39.