Belgium shares higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.05%

Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Healthcare, Utilities and Technology sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.05%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP), which rose 2.30% or 0.50 points to trade at 22.20 at the close. UCB SA (EBR:UCB) added 1.61% or 2.75 points to end at 173.75 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) was up 0.81% or 0.60 points to 74.30 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which lost 2.34% or 0.60 points to trade at 25.06 in late trade. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) declined 2.29% or 4.40 points to end at 188.10 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) shed 1.57% or 0.44 points to 27.58.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 59 to 30 and 16 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.93% or 25.60 to $2,734.20 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.46% or 1.05 to hit $70.69 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.42% or 1.08 to trade at $74.96 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.14% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 104.29.