Belgium Stock Market Update

Belgium stocks experienced gains after the close on Tuesday, driven by increases in the Healthcare, Beverage, and Travel & Leisure sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 index rose 0.50%, reaching a new 52-week high.

Best Performers

• Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): +2.34% (+0.56 points) to 24.50
• UCB SA (EBR:UCB): +2.31% (+3.75 points) to 165.75
• D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB): +2.16% (+4.10 points) to 194.00

Worst Performers

• Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): -2.16% (-1.60 points) to 72.55
• KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC): -1.60% (-1.14 points) to 70.28
• Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB): -1.21% (-2.30 points) to 188.40

Market Breadth

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange with 59 advancing and 48 declining, while 7 remained unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures: +0.92% (+24.35) to $2,683.75 per troy ounce
• Crude Oil (November): +4.02% (+2.74) to $70.91 per barrel
• Brent Oil (December): +3.71% (+2.66) to $74.36 per barrel

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD: -0.64% to 1.11

• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83

• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.47% at 101.00