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 declined 1.27%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Aedifica (EBR:AOO), which rose 0.42% or 0.25 points to trade at 60.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) added 0.12% or 0.60 points to end at 511.60 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was up 0.09% or 0.02 points to 22.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which fell 12.74% or 8.90 points to trade at 60.95 at the close. Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) declined 3.37% or 1.29 points to end at 37.03 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) was down 3.26% or 2.39 points to 71.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 73 to 22 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) fell to 3-years lows; losing 12.74% or 8.90 to 60.95.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.53% or 14.65 to $2,795.75 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 2.08% or 1.40 to hit $68.61 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract rose 1.99% or 1.41 to trade at $72.14 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.36% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.52% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 103.94.