Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Healthcare, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 3.29% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which fell 0.27% or 0.20 points to trade at 74.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Aperam SA (AS:APAM) fell 0.48% or 0.12 points to end at 24.64 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was down 1.23% or 0.80 points to 64.36 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which fell 5.16% or 7.90 points to trade at 145.35 at the close. Sofina (EBR:SOF) declined 4.55% or 9.60 points to end at 201.20 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) was down 4.24% or 1.08 points to 24.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 94 to 5 and 8 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.03% or 25.40 to $2,444.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.24% or 0.18 to hit $73.34 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.10 to trade at $76.71 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP rose 0.60% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.47% at 102.50.