Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Healthcare, Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which rose 2.81% or 0.29 points to trade at 10.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 2.68% or 0.68 points to end at 26.06 and UCB SA (EBR:UCB) was up 2.33% or 4.20 points to 184.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB), which fell 4.78% or 9.10 points to trade at 181.40 at the close. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) declined 2.59% or 5.30 points to end at 199.50 and Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) was down 2.05% or 0.64 points to 30.61.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 61 to 38 and 8 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 2.87% or 78.50 to $2,658.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 2.95% or 2.10 to hit $69.14 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 2.71% or 2.02 to trade at $72.61 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.57% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.29% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 107.01.
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