Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 0.73% or 1.20 points to trade at 165.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) added 0.52% or 2.60 points to end at 499.30 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) was up 0.33% or 0.20 points to 60.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which fell 3.17% or 0.37 points to trade at 11.31 at the close. KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) declined 2.13% or 1.50 points to end at 68.84 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was down 1.72% or 0.42 points to 23.98.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 60 to 30 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) rose to all time highs; up 0.52% or 2.60 to 499.30.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.70 to $2,670.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 4.41% or 3.09 to hit $73.19 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 4.17% or 3.08 to trade at $76.98 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP rose 0.86% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.79.