Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX), which rose 2.18% or 0.52 points to trade at 24.34 at the close. Meanwhile, Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB) added 1.87% or 2.80 points to end at 152.90 and Telenet Group (BR:TNET) was up 0.65% or 0.40 points to 62.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB), which fell 1.75% or 1.90 points to trade at 106.50 at the close. UCB (BR:UCB) declined 1.42% or 1.00 points to end at 69.20 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 1.04% or 0.164 points to 15.666.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 62 to 48 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telenet Group (BR:TNET) rose to all time highs; up 0.65% or 0.40 to 62.35.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.19% or 2.60 to $1345.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.07% or 0.69 to hit $65.42 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 0.64% or 0.44 to trade at $69.33 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.62% to 1.2490, while EUR/GBP rose 0.21% to 0.8765.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 88.60.