BRUSELS: Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Financials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which rose 2.48% or 0.375 points to trade at 15.475 at the close. Meanwhile, NV Bekaert SA (BR:BEKB) added 2.45% or 1.09 points to end at 45.64 and KBC (BR:KBC) was up 2.39% or 1.590 points to 68.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR), which fell 2.22% or 1.02 points to trade at 45.10 at the close. Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) declined 1.37% or 0.42 points to end at 30.68 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) was down 0.84% or 0.90 points to 106.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 60 to 52 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.50% or 18.69 to $1223.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.56% or 0.72 to hit $46.76 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract rose 1.31% or 0.64 to trade at $49.41 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.53% to 1.1366, while EUR/GBP rose 0.03% to 0.8773.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 95.91.
