Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore SA (BR:UMI), which rose 0.72% or 0.27 points to trade at 37.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Ageas (BR:AGES) added 0.39% or 0.160 points to end at 41.385 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was up 0.22% or 0.035 points to 15.960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI), which fell 2.41% or 2.55 points to trade at 103.05 at the close. Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) declined 2.16% or 0.32 points to end at 14.24 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) was down 2.00% or 0.94 points to 46.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 75 to 36 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ageas (BR:AGES) rose to 52-week highs; up 0.39% or 0.160 to 41.385. Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) rose to 5-year highs; up 0.22% or 0.035 to 15.960.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.17% or 2.23 to $1280.53 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.95% or 0.50 to hit $51.97 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 0.55% or 0.32 to trade at $58.01 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.38% to 1.1806, while EUR/GBP fell 0.54% to 0.8908.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 93.56.