Investing.com – Belgium stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Utilities , Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Melexis NV (EBR: MLXS ), which rose 2.07% or 1.25 points to trade at 61.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo SA (EBR: COFB ) added 1.78% or 1.35 points to end at 77.35 and Argen-X (EBR: ARGX ) was up 1.78% or 8.50 points to 485.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aedifica (EBR: AOO ), which fell 5.21% or 3.45 points to trade at 62.80 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR: SYENS ) declined 2.51% or 1.68 points to end at 65.16 and Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR: ACKB ) was down 1.22% or 2.80 points to 226.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 40 and 16 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for June delivery was up 1.01% or 32.29 to $3,220.59 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 2.44% or 1.54 to hit $61.61 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 2.41% or 1.59 to trade at $64.50 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.13% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 100.69.