Belgium Stock Market Summary

Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, with gains in the Basic Materials, Industrials, and Consumer Goods sectors leading the rise in shares.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 index added 0.32%.

Best Performers

• Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): Up 9.60% (2.24 points) to 25.58.
• Elia (EBR:ELI): Up 3.19% (3.05 points) to 98.75.
• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): Up 1.39% (0.16 points) to 11.63.

Worst Performers

• Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB): Down 0.77% (0.24 points) to 31.03.
• Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI): Down 0.25% (0.14 points) to 55.02.
• Ageas (EBR:AGES): Down 0.09% (0.04 points) to 44.70.

Market Overview

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 48 to 42, while 16 ended unchanged.

Commodity Market

• Gold Futures (December delivery): Up 0.20% (5.15) to $2,551.45 per troy ounce.
• Crude Oil (October delivery): Up 3.01% (2.25) to $77.08 per barrel.
• Brent Oil (November contract): Up 2.43% (1.90) to $80.05 per barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.12.
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.85.
• US Dollar Index Futures: Up 0.15% at 100.75.