Belgium Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials, and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 1.28%.

Best Performers

• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): up 3.56% or 0.39 points to trade at 11.36.
• KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC): added 2.64% or 1.76 points to end at 68.44.
• UCB SA (EBR:UCB): up 2.04% or 3.60 points to 180.40 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): fell 0.16% or 0.04 points to trade at 24.78.
• Aedifica (EBR:AOO): added 0.08% or 0.05 points to end at 59.10.
• Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB): up 0.09% or 0.05 points to 58.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange 55 to 32, while 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB) rose to all-time highs; rising 2.04% or 3.60 to 180.40.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery were up 0.13% or 3.50 to $2,752.80 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for delivery in December rose 1.07% or 0.74 to hit $70.00 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract rose 1.02% or 0.74 to trade at $73.55 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.09.
• EUR/GBP fell 0.72% to 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 104.09.