Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 3.07% or 2.900 points to trade at 97.240 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) added 1.40% or 0.65 points to end at 47.00 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.48% or 0.078 points to 16.308 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Telenet Group (BR:TNET), which fell 1.38% or 0.85 points to trade at 60.70 at the close. Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) declined 1.34% or 0.34 points to end at 25.04 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) was down 1.24% or 1.15 points to 91.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 47 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) rose to all time highs; up 3.07% or 2.900 to 97.240. Shares in Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.34% or 0.34 to 25.04. Shares in Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.24% or 1.15 to 91.40.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 0.98% or 13.30 to $1338.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.01% or 0.67 to hit $65.47 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract fell 1.47% or 1.03 to trade at $69.12 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.56% to 1.2357, while EUR/GBP rose 0.18% to 0.8799.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 89.34.