Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.11%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE), which rose 3.64% or 0.67 points to trade at 19.06 at the close. Sofina (EBR:SOF) added 1.03% or 2.20 points to end at 216.20 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was up 0.70% or 0.14 points to 20.28 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB), which lost 0.64% or 1.20 points to trade at 187.60 in late trade. Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) declined 0.62% or 0.35 points to end at 56.35 and Ageas (EBR:AGES) shed 0.50% or 0.24 points to 47.58.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 49 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.36% or 9.54 to $2,657.94 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.20% or 0.82 to hit $67.48 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 1.01% or 0.73 to trade at $71.36 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.30% to 1.06, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.08% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 106.04.