Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financials , Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 gained 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC Groep NV (EBR: KBC ), which rose 1.98% or 1.44 points to trade at 74.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (EBR: SOF ) added 0.99% or 2.40 points to end at 245.20 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR: COFB ) was up 0.57% or 0.30 points to 52.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR: ELI ), which fell 4.59% or 2.95 points to trade at 61.35 at the close. Lotus Bakeries (EBR: LOTB ) declined 3.04% or 320.00 points to end at 10,220.00 and Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR: AZE ) was down 1.74% or 0.34 points to 19.19.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 54 to 38 and 17 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.41% or 11.24 to $2,759.66 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.97% or 0.73 to hit $74.71 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.89% or 0.70 to trade at $78.30 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.10% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 107.93.