Belgium shares higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 1.49%

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Investing.com – Belgium equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 1.49% to hit a new 52-week high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Sofina (EBR:SOF), which rose 11.89% or 26.20 points to trade at 246.60 at the close. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) added 4.44% or 9.60 points to end at 226.00 and Elia (EBR:ELI) was up 2.33% or 2.40 points to 105.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which lost 1.77% or 0.18 points to trade at 9.97 in late trade. Ageas (EBR:AGES) declined 0.65% or 0.30 points to end at 46.04 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO) shed 0.08% or 0.05 points to 63.45.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 65 to 28 and 15 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.21% or 5.35 to $2,529.95 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.09% or 0.74 to hit $68.41 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 0.70% or 0.50 to trade at $71.56 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.33% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.01% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 101.50.

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