Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the gained 0.21%.

The best performers of the session on the were Umicore SA (EBR:), which rose 3.20% or 0.32 points to trade at 10.17 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB SA (EBR:) added 2.71% or 5.05 points to end at 191.65 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR:) was up 2.25% or 1.20 points to 54.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (EBR:), which fell 1.52% or 9.20 points to trade at 595.40 at the close. Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:) declined 1.26% or 0.24 points to end at 18.80 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:) was down 1.05% or 1.70 points to 160.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 58 to 36 and 15 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:) rose to all time highs; rising 2.71% or 5.05 to 191.65. Shares in Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.26% or 0.24 to 18.80.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.49% or 13.06 to $2,632.04 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.08% or 0.75 to hit $68.71 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.07% or 0.78 to trade at $71.78 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 107.82.