Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms, Industrials and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Aperam SA (AS:APAM), which rose 3.68% or 1.00 points to trade at 28.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) added 1.62% or 0.56 points to end at 35.20 and Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) was up 1.44% or 6.90 points to 485.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB), which fell 3.56% or 7.00 points to trade at 189.90 at the close. Aedifica (EBR:AOO) declined 2.40% or 1.55 points to end at 62.90 and Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) was down 2.35% or 0.28 points to 11.66.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 64 to 34 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) rose to all time highs; up 1.62% or 0.56 to 35.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.47% or 12.55 to $2,655.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.95% or 0.65 to hit $68.83 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 0.96% or 0.69 to trade at $72.23 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.35% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 100.36.