Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.26%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.26% to hit a new all time high.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which rose 3.04% or 0.41 points to trade at 13.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) added 2.40% or 1.60 points to end at 68.40 and Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE) was up 2.28% or 0.30 points to 13.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (EBR:ARGX), which fell 1.81% or 10.40 points to trade at 565.60 at the close. UCB SA (EBR:UCB) declined 0.85% or 1.70 points to end at 197.30 and Ageas (EBR:AGES) was down 0.56% or 0.35 points to 62.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 70 to 24 and 13 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.02% or 34.40 to $3,416.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.19% or 0.12 to hit $63.64 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $67.70 a barrel.

EUR/USD was up 0.97% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.92% at 97.60.