Belgium shares higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.32%

Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.32%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 9.60% or 2.24 points to trade at 25.58 at the close. Elia (EBR:ELI) added 3.19% or 3.05 points to end at 98.75 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) was up 1.39% or 0.16 points to 11.63 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which lost 0.77% or 0.24 points to trade at 31.03 in late trade. Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) declined 0.25% or 0.14 points to end at 55.02 and Ageas (EBR:AGES) shed 0.09% or 0.04 points to 44.70.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 48 to 42 and 16 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.20% or 5.20 to $2,551.50 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 3.01% or 2.25 to hit $77.08 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 2.42% or 1.89 to trade at $80.04 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 100.75.