Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.56%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 2.61% or 0.34 points to trade at 13.55 at the close. Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) added 2.38% or 2.07 points to end at 88.99 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 1.08% or 0.146 points to 13.714 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which lost 2.96% or 1.16 points to trade at 38.02 in late trade. Umicore SA (BR:UMI) declined 2.72% or 1.20 points to end at 42.99 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) shed 1.09% or 1.25 points to 113.10.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 68 to 38 and 20 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was down 1.21% or 16.30 to $1325.70 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 1.73% or 1.13 to hit $64.12 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.47% or 1.02 to trade at $68.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.2346, while EUR/GBP fell 0.17% to 0.8750.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 89.47.