Belgium shares larger at shut of commerce; BEL 20 up 0.12%

Investing.com – Belgium shares had been larger after the shut on Tuesday, as positive factors within the Industrials, Shopper Items and Healthcare sectors led shares larger.

On the shut in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.12%.

The very best performers of the session on the BEL 20 had been Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which rose 3.09% or 0.32 factors to commerce at 10.67 on the shut. In the meantime, UCB SA (EBR:UCB) added 1.32% or 2.45 factors to finish at 188.40 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was up 1.02% or 0.70 factors to 69.62 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session had been Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which fell 3.24% or 1.04 factors to commerce at 31.06 on the shut. Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) declined 2.83% or 1.60 factors to finish at 54.85 and Elia (EBR:ELI) was down 2.22% or 2.00 factors to 88.00.

Falling shares outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Inventory Trade by 46 to 44 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB) rose to all time highs; rising 1.32% or 2.45 to 188.40.

Gold Futures for February supply was up 0.45% or 11.99 to $2,670.49 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Crude oil for supply in January rose 2.88% or 1.96 to hit $70.06 a barrel, whereas the February Brent oil contract rose 2.59% or 1.86 to commerce at $73.69 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.23% to 1.05, whereas EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.83.

The US Greenback Index Futures was down 0.20% at 106.21.