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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 added 0.04%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR: WDPP ), which rose 1.19% or 0.22 points to trade at 18.67 at the close. Meanwhile, KBC Groep NV (EBR: KBC ) added 1.19% or 0.86 points to end at 72.96 and Argen-X (EBR: ARGX ) was up 1.05% or 6.80 points to 653.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR: ELI ), which fell 1.84% or 1.15 points to trade at 61.30 at the close. Cofinimmo SA (EBR: COFB ) declined 1.43% or 0.75 points to end at 51.80 and Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR: AZE ) was down 1.22% or 0.23 points to 18.56.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 55 to 45 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Elia (EBR: ELI ) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.84% or 1.15 to 61.30. Shares in Cofinimmo SA (EBR: COFB ) fell to all time lows; losing 1.43% or 0.75 to 51.80. Shares in Argen-X (EBR: ARGX ) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.05% or 6.80 to 653.60.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.20% or 5.46 to $2,684.06 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.91% or 0.70 to hit $76.60 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 0.91% or 0.74 to trade at $80.27 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.42% to 1.03, while EUR/GBP rose 0.66% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 109.22.