Belgian stocks rise at close of trade; BEL 20 rose 0.38% Via Investing.com

Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, it rose 0.38% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the were Argen-X (EBR: ), which rose 3.50% or 16.40 points to trade at 485.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Aedifica (EBR: ) added 1.34% or 0.85 points to end at 64.10 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR: ) was up 1.06% or 0.70 points to 66.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Melexis NV (EBR: ), which declined 4.60% or 3.50 points to trade at 72.55 at the close. Solvay SA (EBR: ) declined 2.04% or 0.70 points to 33.58 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR: ) declined 1.77% or 1.02 points to 56. 74.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Brussels Stock Exchange 49 to 42, with 15 ending unchanged.

Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.22%, or 5.80, to $2,682.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodity trading, crude for November delivery fell 1.91%, or 1.37, to $70.19 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.49 % or 1.11, up to 73.36 dollars per barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.31% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.

US dollar index futures rose 0.34% to 100.50.