Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which rose 4.61% or 3.55 points to trade at 80.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Ageas (EBR:AGES) added 1.29% or 0.56 points to end at 44.14 and Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) was up 0.96% or 4.50 points to 471.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Proximus NV (EBR:PROX), which fell 3.19% or 0.22 points to trade at 6.68 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 2.59% or 0.66 points to end at 24.82 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO) was down 2.57% or 1.55 points to 58.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 46 to 36 and 21 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.64% or 15.65 to $2,467.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 3.56% or 2.66 to hit $77.39 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 3.07% or 2.40 to trade at $80.47 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.02% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 103.95.