Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.53% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI), which rose 0.59% or 0.48 points to trade at 81.99 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) added 0.56% or 0.60 points to end at 106.80 and Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) was up 0.50% or 0.23 points to 45.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which fell 1.00% or 0.14 points to trade at 13.81 at the close. Ackermans V.Haaren (BR:ACKB) declined 0.98% or 1.50 points to end at 151.60 and Sofina (BR:SOF) was down 0.95% or 1.40 points to 145.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 57 to 55 and 20 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 0.48% or 6.30 to $1297.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.92% or 1.30 to hit $66.58 a barrel, while the August Brent oil contract fell 1.27% or 0.97 to trade at $75.50 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.18% to 1.1629, while EUR/GBP fell 0.25% to 0.8737.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 94.36.