Belgium Stock Market Update

Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, with gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials, and Consumer Services sectors leading shares upward.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.73%.

Best Performers

• Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE): +6.32% (1.15 points) to trade at 19.35.
• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): +3.88% (0.42 points) to end at 11.25.
• Groep Brussel Lambert NV (EBR:GBLB): +1.98% (1.30 points) to close at 66.80.

Worst Performers

• Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB): -3.41% (1.19 points) to trade at 33.73.
• Lotus Bakeries (EBR:LOTB): -1.95% (240.00 points) to end at 12,060.00.
• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): -0.72% (4.00 points) to close at 549.20.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 63 to 31, with 11 remaining unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery rose 0.95% or 25.55 to $2,701.85 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil (December) increased 0.38% or 0.27 to $71.96 a barrel.
• Brent oil (January) rose 0.44% or 0.33 to $75.25 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD increased 0.57% to 1.08.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.58% to 104.38.