Investing.com – Belgian stocks were higher after Wednesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Brussels, the price rose by 1.28%.
The best artists of the session on the were Sofina (EBR:), which rose 3.32% or 7.20 points to trade at 224.20 at the close. In the meantime, Cofinimmo SA (EBR:) added 2.98% or 1.70 points to end at 58.70 and UCB SA (EBR:) rose 2.93% or 3.85 points to 135.25 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:), which fell 7.53% or 1.23 points to trade at 15.11 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:) fell 1.64% or 0.40 points to close at 24:00 and Aperam SA (AS:) fell 0.72% or 0.18 points to 24.80.
On the Brussels Stock Exchange, rising shares outnumbered falling shares by 67 to 24 and 15 ended unchanged.
Umicore SA (EBR:) shares fell to their lowest level in five years; lost 7.53% or 1.23 to 15.11. Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:) fell to the lowest level in five years; decreasing by 1.64% or 0.40 to 24.00. Shares in UCB SA (EBR:) rose to record highs; increase of 2.93% or 3.85 to 135.25. Shares in Aperam SA (AS:) fell to a 52-week low; lost 0.72% or 0.18 to 24.80.
Gold futures for August rose 1.03% or 24.00 to $2,350.60 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 0.53% or 0.41 to $78.31 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.54% or 0.44 to $82.36 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD rose 0.98% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 1.21% to 103.93.
