{
  "id": 17826795,
  "title": "Belgium stocks higher at close of trade; BEL 20 up 0.61%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/belgium-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-bel-20-up-0-61",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T17:05:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/belgium-stocks-higher-at-close-of-trade-bel-20-up-061-4992478"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Belgian stocks closed the trade higher on Monday, with the BEL 20 index increasing by 0.61% to reach a fresh 1-month high. The Consumer Goods, Industrials, and Consumer Services sectors drove the upward momentum. Aperam SA (AS:APAM) led the pack, surging 3.82% to close at 35.36, while Sofina (EBR:SOF) and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) also showed gains of 3.64% and 2.83%, respectively, finishing at 285.00 and 74.00. Conversely, argenx SE (EBR:ARGX) declined 2.87% to 784.00, followed by UCB SA (EBR:UCB) dropping 1.17% to 278.10 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) rising marginally by 0.36% to 55.80. On the Brussels Stock Exchange, stocks that rose outnumbered those that fell 60 to 27, with 16 remaining unchanged. Sofina's shares reached a three-year high at 285.00, marking a 3.64% increase. Gold Futures for December delivery climbed by 2.04% to $3,978.45, while December crude oil slipped 7.30% to $96.52 a barrel and January Brent oil fell 7.78% to $104.60. EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.12, and EUR/GBP stayed steady at 0.84. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index Futures decreased by 0.23% to 101.51.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}