Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.17% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB), which rose 1.98% or 0.80 points to trade at 41.20 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 1.89% or 0.905 points to end at 48.700 and KBC (BR:KBC) was up 1.39% or 0.625 points to 45.485 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR), which lost 3.26% or 1.70 points to trade at 50.44 in late trade. Ageas (BR:AGES) declined 0.69% or 0.210 points to end at 30.160 and Proximus NV (BR:PROX) shed 0.63% or 0.18 points to 28.24.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 81 to 56 and 10 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold for December delivery was up 0.04% or 0.50 to $1327.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.02% or 0.44 to hit $42.69 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.02% or 0.01 to trade at $44.92 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.0989, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.8367.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 97.17.