Belgium Stock Market Update
Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, driven by gains in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods, and Healthcare sectors.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.50%, reaching a new one-month high.
Best Performers
- Lotus Bakeries (EBR:LOTB): +4.01%, trading at 10,900.00
- D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB): +1.68%, closing at 169.30
- Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB): +1.57%, ending at 55.00
Worst Performers
- Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): -1.48%, trading at 10.67
- Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): -1.35%, closing at 58.45
- Elia (EBR:ELI): -1.34%, ending at 81.00, reaching a three-year low.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 50, with 8 remaining unchanged.
Commodity Market
- Gold Futures for February delivery dropped 1.79% or 49.29 to $2,707.41 per troy ounce.
- Crude Oil for January delivery fell 0.36% or 0.25 to $70.04 per barrel.
- The February Brent oil contract decreased 0.29% or 0.21 to $73.31 per barrel.
Currency Market
- EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.05.
- EUR/GBP was also unchanged at 0.83.
- The US Dollar Index Futures declined 0.13% to 106.25.
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