Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Technology and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.17% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 2.09% or 0.30 points to trade at 14.62 at the close. NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB) added 1.11% or 0.45 points to end at 40.53 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 0.40% or 0.50 points to 125.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX), which lost 3.14% or 0.94 points to trade at 29.12 in late trade. Telenet Group (BR:TNET) declined 0.73% or 0.43 points to end at 58.17 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) shed 0.60% or 0.095 points to 15.755.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 71 to 40 and 8 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 2.67 to $1283.17 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $51.83 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.64% or 0.37 to trade at $57.38 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.23% to 1.1757, while EUR/GBP fell 0.27% to 0.8908.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 93.71.