Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Pharma & Bio-technology and Healthcare sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 rose 0.20% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL), which rose 1.93% or 0.29 points to trade at 15.57 at the close. Meanwhile, DIeteren SA (BRU:IETB) added 1.47% or 0.470 points to end at 32.495 and Proximus NV (BRU:PROX) was up 0.98% or 0.33 points to 33.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delhaize Group (BRU:DELB), which fell 1.05% or 0.83 points to trade at 78.32 at the close. NV Bekaert SA (BRU:BEKB) declined 0.99% or 0.25 points to end at 25.10 and Solvay (BRU:SOLB) was down 0.51% or 0.65 points to 126.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 89 to 73 and 4 ended unchanged.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1154.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.48% or 0.77 to hit $52.97 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 0.89% or 0.52 to trade at $58.66 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.10% to 1.1010, while EUR/GBP fell 0.58% to 0.7062.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 96.83.