Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 1.31% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were bpost NV (BR:BPOST), which rose 5.06% or 1.10 points to trade at 22.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) added 4.66% or 2.13 points to end at 47.92 and Proximus NV (BR:PROX) was up 3.13% or 0.96 points to 31.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sofina (BR:SOF), which fell 0.24% or 0.30 points to trade at 124.55 at the close. Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) declined 0.05% or 0.05 points to end at 107.70 and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (BR:GBLB) was up 0.48% or 0.41 points to 85.44.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 59 to 49 and 11 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.29% or 3.64 to $1248.46 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 1.63% or 0.78 to hit $48.67 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 0.71 to trade at $50.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.1632, while EUR/GBP fell 0.29% to 0.8915.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 94.02.