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 rose 0.36% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which rose 1.65% or 1.40 points to trade at 86.20 at the close. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) added 1.65% or 3.40 points to end at 210.00 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) was up 1.36% or 0.19 points to 14.12 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Elia (EBR:ELI), which lost 2.13% or 2.00 points to trade at 91.95 in late trade. UCB SA (EBR:UCB) declined 0.52% or 0.75 points to end at 143.85 and Sofina (EBR:SOF) shed 0.46% or 1.00 points to 214.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 54 to 33 and 18 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.16% or 3.95 to $2,417.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 0.15% or 0.12 to hit $82.74 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.07% or 0.06 to trade at $85.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 103.79.