Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the BEL Health Care Net Return, BEL Consumer Services Net Return and BEL Industrials Net Return sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.63% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.26% or 0.88 points to trade at 27.88 at the close. UCB SA (EBR:UCB) added 3.21% or 5.50 points to end at 176.70 and Groep Brussel Lambert NV (EBR:GBLB) was up 1.08% or 0.75 points to 70.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which fell 2.24% or 0.88 points to trade at 38.44 in late trade. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) declined 1.73% or 1.28 points to end at 72.56 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) down 1.23% or 0.80 points to 64.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 47 to 46 and 14 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB) rose to all time highs; up 3.21% or 5.50 to 176.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.54% or 14.50 to $2,705.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.20% or 0.14 to hit $70.53 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.04% or 0.03 to trade at $74.25 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.38% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 103.61.