Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, led by gains in the Consumer Goods, Technology, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.37%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were:
– D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB): rose 27.09% or 34.00 points to trade at 159.50.
– Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): added 2.71% or 1.55 points to end at 58.65.
– Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): up 1.57% or 1.20 points to 77.54.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Lotus Bakeries (EBR:LOTB): fell 2.59% or 280.00 points to trade at 10,540.00.
– Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB): declined 1.63% or 0.53 points to end at 32.05.
– Ageas (EBR:AGES): down 1.18% or 0.56 points to 46.84.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 50 to 45, with 17 remaining unchanged.

Shares in D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) rose to 52-week highs, increasing 27.09% or 34.00 to 159.50.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for February delivery: up 1.16% or 31.24 to $2,717.04 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for January delivery: rose 0.85% or 0.58 to hit $68.95 a barrel.
• February Brent oil contract: increased 0.67% or 0.48 to trade at $72.62 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.82.

US Dollar Index

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 106.19.