Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB), which rose 1.27% or 0.75 points to trade at 59.75 at the close. Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) added 1.21% or 1.00 points to end at 83.45 and Elia (EBR:ELI) was up 1.18% or 1.05 points to 89.85 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which lost 1.61% or 0.55 points to trade at 33.51 in late trade. Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) declined 1.15% or 0.64 points to end at 55.14 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) shed 1.15% or 2.40 points to 206.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 59 to 38 and 9 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 1.06% or 25.05 to $2,394.45 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.38% or 0.32 to hit $84.20 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.24% or 0.21 to trade at $87.64 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.16% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.21% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 104.64.