Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC (BR:KBC), which rose 0.81% or 0.480 points to trade at 59.710 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.68% or 0.090 points to end at 13.365 and Proximus NV (BR:PROX) was up 0.57% or 0.15 points to 27.57 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 2.25% or 0.47 points to trade at 20.21 at the close. Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) declined 0.71% or 0.33 points to end at 45.67 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was down 0.69% or 0.75 points to 108.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 69 to 50 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold for February delivery was up 0.08% or 1.00 to $1202.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 2.42% or 1.26 to hit $53.38 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 2.51% or 1.36 to trade at $55.52 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.03% to 1.0668, while EUR/GBP rose 0.20% to 0.8656.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 101.14.