Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrials, Telecoms and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (BR:UMI), which rose 0.53% or 0.23 points to trade at 43.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 0.51% or 0.440 points to end at 86.520 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.49% or 0.080 points to 16.540 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB), which fell 1.83% or 2.80 points to trade at 150.20 at the close. Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) declined 1.24% or 0.55 points to end at 43.71 and Telenet Group (BR:TNET) was down 1.23% or 0.75 points to 60.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 47 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.49% or 0.080 to 16.540.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.26% or 3.40 to $1322.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 1.56% or 0.99 to hit $64.56 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.91% or 0.63 to trade at $69.83 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.74% to 1.2036, while EUR/GBP rose 0.49% to 0.8889.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 91.64.