Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.42%

Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Healthcare, Industrials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.42% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 3.51% or 9.50 points to trade at 280.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) added 2.01% or 0.70 points to end at 35.46 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) was up 1.11% or 0.85 points to 77.35 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI), which fell 3.23% or 2.36 points to trade at 70.68 at the close. Montea NV (EBR:MONTE) declined 0.92% or 0.60 points to end at 64.80 and Azelis Group NV (EBR:AZE) was down 0.85% or 0.10 points to 11.66.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 35 and 14 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.55% or 22.20 to $4,029.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.18% or 1.21 to hit $101.57 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 1.18% or 1.32 to trade at $110.32 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.06% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 101.86.