Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Financials, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX), which rose 1.94% or 0.46 points to trade at 24.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (BR:ACKB) added 1.30% or 2.00 points to end at 155.80 and bpost NV (BR:BPOST) was up 1.29% or 0.17 points to 13.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 1.36% or 1.220 points to trade at 88.720 at the close. Argen-X (BR:ARGX) declined 1.34% or 1.00 points to end at 73.90 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 1.15% or 0.136 points to 11.694.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 57 to 54 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.15% or 0.136 to 11.694.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.14% or 1.70 to $1185.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.40% or 0.26 to hit $65.72 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 0.41% or 0.29 to trade at $71.72 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.33% to 1.1415, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8960.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.35% at 96.14.