Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB), which rose 4.39% or 7.00 points to trade at 166.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE) added 1.34% or 0.26 points to end at 19.72 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) was up 1.02% or 0.60 points to 59.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB), which fell 2.34% or 1.30 points to trade at 54.15 at the close. Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) declined 2.08% or 0.42 points to end at 19.76 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) was down 1.81% or 0.20 points to 10.83.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 51 to 42 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) fell to all time lows; losing 2.34% or 1.30 to 54.15. Shares in Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.08% or 0.42 to 19.76.
Gold Futures for February delivery was up 1.41% or 38.21 to $2,756.61 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 2.01% or 1.38 to hit $69.97 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.55% or 1.12 to trade at $73.31 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 106.22.