Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 0.11% or 0.15 points to trade at 136.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) fell 0.13% or 0.04 points to end at 31.87 and Proximus NV (EBR:PROX) was down 0.27% or 0.02 points to 7.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS), which fell 4.38% or 3.89 points to trade at 84.90 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 2.66% or 0.64 points to end at 23.40 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) was down 2.13% or 0.52 points to 23.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 75 to 17 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.66% or 0.64 to 23.40. Shares in Aperam SA (AS:APAM) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.13% or 0.52 to 23.90.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 0.82% or 19.20 to $2,311.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.33% or 0.27 to hit $80.56 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.17% or 0.14 to trade at $84.08 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.20% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 105.68.