Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Financials, and Utilities sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.30%.

Best Performers

• Ageas (EBR:AGES): up 3.91% (1.74 points) to 46.24.
• Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): up 1.07% (0.28 points) to 26.52.
• Sofina (EBR:SOF): up 0.74% (1.60 points) to 217.60.

Worst Performers

• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): down 3.18% (0.37 points) to 11.26.
• Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): down 1.55% (1.25 points) to 79.30.
• Aperam SA (AS:APAM): down 0.70% (0.18 points) to 25.48.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 60 to 35, with 13 ending unchanged.

Commodities Overview

• Gold Futures for December delivery: down 0.48% (12.20) at $2,540.70 a troy ounce.
• Crude Oil for delivery in October: down 1.06% (0.80) at $74.73 a barrel.
• Brent Oil for November: down 1.09% (0.86) at $77.80 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: down 0.57% to 1.11
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures: up 0.49% at 100.95.