Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Engie SA (PA:ENGIE), which rose 0.88% or 0.12 points to trade at 14.31 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB (BR:UCB) added 0.45% or 0.26 points to end at 57.62 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was up 0.28% or 0.35 points to 123.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore NV (BR:UMI), which fell 2.47% or 1.58 points to trade at 62.34 at the close. KBC (BR:KBC) declined 1.35% or 0.940 points to end at 68.640 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) was down 1.16% or 1.15 points to 98.38.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 56 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.16% or 2.02 to $1293.02 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.00% or 0.48 to hit $48.31 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.10% or 0.57 to trade at $52.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.36% to 1.1803, while EUR/GBP rose 0.60% to 0.9227.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.19.