Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Construction & Materials, Industrials and Pharma & Bio-technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 0.99% or 0.15 points to trade at 15.26 at the close. Meanwhile, Elia (BR:ELI) added 0.95% or 0.420 points to end at 44.640 and Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB) was up 0.63% or 0.85 points to 136.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delta Lloyd (AS:DLL), which fell 4.96% or 0.38 points to trade at 7.26 at the close. UCB (BR:UCB) declined 1.58% or 1.10 points to end at 68.45 and DIeteren SA (BR:IETB) was down 1.04% or 0.330 points to 31.285.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 77 to 75 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Elia (BR:ELI) rose to all time highs; up 0.95% or 0.420 to 44.640.
Gold for December delivery was up 0.21% or 2.50 to $1175.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.37% or 0.17 to hit $46.11 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.26% or 0.12 to trade at $48.48 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.1349, while EUR/GBP rose 0.28% to 0.7345.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 94.85.