Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.16% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR), which rose 2.50% or 1.11 points to trade at 45.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 1.29% or 1.100 points to end at 86.420 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 1.03% or 1.20 points to 118.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were bpost NV (BR:BPOST), which fell 2.43% or 0.38 points to trade at 15.27 at the close. Telenet Group (BR:TNET) declined 2.22% or 1.04 points to end at 45.86 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was down 1.48% or 0.21 points to 13.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 65 to 50 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in bpost NV (BR:BPOST) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.43% or 0.38 to 15.27. Shares in Telenet Group (BR:TNET) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.22% or 1.04 to 45.86.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.08% or 1.00 to $1303.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 4.19% or 2.96 to hit $67.75 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 3.34% or 2.63 to trade at $76.16 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.47% to 1.1664, while EUR/GBP fell 0.02% to 0.8757.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 94.09.