The Brussels stock exchange staged a recovery on Thursday, reversing a string of difficult sessions as investor sentiment stabilized across key domestic names.
The rally was anchored by a strong performance from Melexis, the Belgian sensor manufacturer, which helped lift the benchmark index after suffering a sharp decline in previous trading.
The recovery in Melexis shares was part of a broader resurgence in the semiconductor sector, which provided momentum across European markets.
Paris, Milan, and Frankfurt all closed higher, supported by renewed buying interest in tech stocks and a temporary lull in crude oil prices.
The easing energy costs helped alleviate some of the pressure on European equities, which had been weighed down by geopolitical risks.
ArgenX also contributed significantly to the positive turn in Brussels.