By Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which rose 1.51% or 0.48 points to trade at 32.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) added 1.21% or 0.75 points to end at 62.50 and Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB) was up 1.11% or 2.00 points to 181.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which fell 1.40% or 0.16 points to trade at 11.24 at the close. Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) declined 0.80% or 0.65 points to end at 80.95 and Groep Brussel Lambert NV (EBR:GBLB) was down 0.79% or 0.55 points to 69.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 49 to 48 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB) rose to all time highs; up 1.11% or 2.00 to 181.80.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.24% or 6.15 to $2,533.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.99% or 0.73 to hit $74.28 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.77% or 0.59 to trade at $77.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 101.61.
