Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were bpost NV (BR:BPOST), which rose 3.60% or 0.68 points to trade at 19.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) added 1.22% or 1.40 points to end at 116.45 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was up 0.78% or 0.10 points to 13.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI), which fell 1.65% or 1.51 points to trade at 90.27 at the close. Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) declined 1.40% or 0.30 points to end at 21.10 and KBC (BR:KBC) was down 0.85% or 0.620 points to 72.380.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 58 to 49 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.40% or 0.30 to 21.10.
Gold Futures for April delivery was up 0.72% or 9.50 to $1321.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 2.30% or 1.46 to hit $65.00 a barrel, while the May Brent oil contract rose 2.51% or 1.69 to trade at $69.11 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.19% to 1.2264, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.8710.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 89.78.