Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 1.99% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Proximus NV (BR:PROX), which rose 1.89% or 0.43 points to trade at 23.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) added 0.96% or 0.48 points to end at 50.70 and ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) was down 0.44% or 0.046 points to 10.344 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UCB (BR:UCB), which fell 4.64% or 3.40 points to trade at 69.94 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 4.39% or 4.160 points to end at 90.500 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) was down 3.41% or 3.50 points to 99.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 102 to 20 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 0.44% or 0.046 to 10.344. Shares in Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.41% or 3.50 to 99.10.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.23% or 15.00 to $1236.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 4.50% or 3.11 to hit $66.06 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.56% or 3.64 to trade at $76.19 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1483, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8840.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 95.59.