Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.33% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Proximus NV (BR:PROX), which rose 2.68% or 0.54 points to trade at 20.67 at the close. Argen-X (BR:ARGX) added 2.55% or 2.00 points to end at 80.50 and Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) was up 1.78% or 1.600 points to 91.340 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Umicore SA (BR:UMI), which lost 1.80% or 0.94 points to trade at 51.16 in late trade. KBC (BR:KBC) declined 0.90% or 0.580 points to end at 64.220 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) shed 0.50% or 0.55 points to 109.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 68 to 38 and 19 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was up 0.46% or 5.60 to $1229.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $68.16 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.34% or 0.25 to trade at $72.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.58% to 1.1711, while EUR/GBP fell 0.18% to 0.8930.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 94.36.