Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Beverage sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ageas (EBR:AGES), which rose 3.03% or 1.40 points to trade at 47.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) added 2.10% or 1.15 points to end at 56.00 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO) was up 1.93% or 1.10 points to 57.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR:ELI), which fell 2.73% or 2.40 points to trade at 85.60 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.67% or 0.44 points to end at 25.86 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) was down 1.40% or 0.72 points to 50.54.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 33 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.40% or 0.72 to 50.54.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.23% or 6.26 to $2,674.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.83% or 0.58 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.69% or 0.51 to trade at $73.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 106.17.