Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.09%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which rose 4.83% or 0.50 points to trade at 10.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) added 4.13% or 1.30 points to end at 32.75 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was up 2.93% or 2.02 points to 70.96 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which fell 3.41% or 5.60 points to trade at 158.85 at the close. Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) declined 1.78% or 0.44 points to end at 24.30 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO) was down 1.32% or 0.85 points to 63.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 47 to 47 and 16 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.72% or 18.75 to $2,590.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.77% or 1.22 to hit $70.24 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.48% or 1.08 to trade at $73.83 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.30% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 100.61.