The BEL 20 index increased by 1.40% on Friday, marking a fifth consecutive day of gains and closing at 3,503.52 points, which resulted in a weekly uptick of 6.46%.
The positive performance saw all components in the green, Solvay (98.08) being the sole exception, dropping 3.13% after mixed results. Meanwhile, Galapagos (34.72) registered a 7.79% jump, followed by Elia (96.85) and Aperam (28.32), which gained 3.86% and 2.94% respectively.
Real estate showed strength yet again with Aedifica (57.85) and Cofinimmo (64.50) up by 3.03% and 2.54% respectively, and WDP (25.62) appreciating by 2.73%.
AB InBev (55.11) increased by 1.32%, while KBC (54.04) and Ageas (37.33) went up by 2.66% and 1.33% respectively.
Sofina (194.80) and Proximus (8.06) increased by 2.85% and 1.69% respectively, while Melexis (73.40) and Umicore (23.89) gained 1.52% and 1.96%.
Further gains were registered by ING (12.25) and Roularta (12.70) with increases of 3.9% and 5.4%, while Exmar (8.09) added 6.4% to the previous day’s 26.2% increase.
Care Property Invest (12.60) and VGP (86.00) moved up by 5% and 4.9%, while Shurgard (39.69) and Retail Estates (63.10) gained 4.5% and 5% respectively, and Xior (30.25) enjoyed a 3.2% upswing.
Recticel (9.22) was up by 5.5%, Agfa-Gevaert (1.604) and Kinepolis (48.10) added 3.1% and 1.8% respectively, but EVS (26.60) fell by 1.5%.
Finally, Oxurion (0.0013) recovered a further 18.2% alongside Biosenic (0.053) and Mithra (1.46), which increased by 15.2% and 15.3% respectively.
MDxHealth (0.29) also recouped an additional 8.6%. Onward Medical (3.36) gained 6%, while IBA (9.78) and Celyad (0.60) added 2.8% and 3.4% respectively.
By 16:30, the euro stood at $1.0730, up from $1.0640 earlier in the day, and $1.0630 the previous day. Gold was trading around €59.725, down by €215.
