Belgium Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.35%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were:
– Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB): +3.30% or 1.20 points, trading at 37.51
– Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): +2.39% or 0.27 points, ending at 11.58
– KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC): +1.45% or 1.00 points, trading at 69.84

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): -3.77% or 18.80 points, trading at 480.50
– Elia (EBR:ELI): -2.94% or 2.90 points, ending at 95.60
– Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB): -1.29% or 0.85 points, trading at 64.90

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 65 to 32, with 10 remaining unchanged.

Shares in Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) rose to all-time highs, increasing by 3.30% or 1.20 to 37.51.

Commodities Update

• Gold Futures for December delivery fell 0.27% or 7.20 to $2,672.00 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November delivery rose 1.63% or 1.20 to $74.91 a barrel.
• December Brent oil contract increased 1.42% or 1.10 to $78.72 a barrel.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD was down 0.66% to 1.10.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.62% at 102.38.