The BEL 20 index closed 0.11% higher at a one-month peak in Brussels on Monday, as gains in consumer services, finance and basic materials offset broader weakness across the Brussels exchange.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancers by 49 to 42, with 12 issues unchanged. Anheuser-Busch InBev led the gains, rising 2.11% to 68.58, followed by Umicore at 1.74% to 23.36 and Azelis Corporate Services at 1.69% to 12.04.
Argen-X led decliners with a 4.19% drop to 864.20, while Melexis fell 1.85% to 63.80 and D'Ieteren declined 0.95% to 176.60.
Commodities showed mixed performance: December gold futures rose 0.77% to $4,716.56 per troy ounce, while October WTI crude fell 2.50% to $84.88 per barrel. November Brent crude declined 2.14% to $90.69 per barrel.
The EUR/USD pair was little changed at 1.17, while the EUR/GBP held steady at 0.86. The U.S. Dollar Index futures fell 0.17% to 98.89.
