Daily BEL 20 Index on Brussels Stock Exchange 2019-2023

The BEL20, the index of the 20 biggest stocks on Euronext Brussels, saw a loss roughly 40 percent within four weeks in early 2020 due to economic uncertainties following the coronavirus pandemic. On February 17th, 2020, the index reached its highest point in over 13 years. One month after, however, this had all but evaporated. In the middle of March, a correction followed in the wake of a bear rally in Wall Street and rumors of the use of helicopter money (tax-free money handed out by the government to consumers). As of July 17, 2023 the BEL20 index stood at 3,685.24 point.