Stock market
Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 1.29% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC (BR:KBC), which rose 5.23% or 2.520 points to trade at 50.720 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 1.70% or 1.63 points to end at 97.32 and Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB) was up 1.60% or 1.75 points to 110.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ageas (BR:AGES), which fell 1.62% or 0.525 points to trade at 31.875 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 0.68% or 0.325 points to end at 47.645 and Telenet Group (BR:TNET) was up 0.02% or 0.01 points to 41.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 82 to 57 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.07% or 0.95 to $1352.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 4.65% or 1.94 to hit $43.65 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 4.65% or 2.05 to trade at $46.10 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.1166, while EUR/GBP rose 0.26% to 0.8614.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 95.64.
Source by Investing.com
