Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Industrials, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC), which rose 2.24% or 1.44 points to trade at 65.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) added 1.79% or 0.55 points to end at 31.34 and Proximus NV (EBR:PROX) was up 1.54% or 0.11 points to 7.26 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (EBR:ARGX), which fell 1.47% or 5.30 points to trade at 355.60 at the close. Elia (EBR:ELI) declined 1.38% or 1.25 points to end at 89.05 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) was down 1.17% or 0.16 points to 13.47.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 46 to 42 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.17% or 0.16 to 13.47.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.82% or 19.30 to $2,329.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.11% or 0.87 to hit $78.92 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 1.02% or 0.84 to trade at $83.46 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.15% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 105.09.