Stock Market Update – Belgium

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.88% to hit a new 52-week high.

Best Performers

• Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): +3.08% (2.20 points) to 73.58
• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): +2.53% (11.70 points) to 474.10
• Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): +2.02% (1.60 points) to 80.90

Worst Performers

• Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB): -2.39% (1.50 points) to 61.15
• Aedifica (EBR:AOO): -2.34% (1.45 points) to 60.60
• Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): -2.05% (0.50 points) to 23.86

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 47 to 43, and 15 ended unchanged.

Commodity Updates

• Gold Futures for December delivery: +0.69% (17.45) to $2,555.25 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for October: +1.87% (1.39) to $75.91 a barrel.
• November Brent oil: +1.37% (1.06) to $78.64 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD: Unchanged at 1.11.
• EUR/GBP: Unchanged at 0.84.
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.28% at 101.28.