Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.98%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 1.66% or 2.65 points to trade at 162.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) added 0.38% or 0.25 points to end at 66.40 and Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) was down 0.04% or 0.20 points to 482.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI), which fell 7.24% or 0.82 points to trade at 10.51 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) declined 4.40% or 3.28 points to end at 71.33 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) was down 3.70% or 2.90 points to 75.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 26 and 15 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.21% or 31.60 to $2,646.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $70.91 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.65% or 0.49 to trade at $74.39 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.45.