Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.60%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms , Utilities and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.60%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Sofina (EBR:SOF ), which rose 4.66% or 10.80 points to trade at 242.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) added 0.93% or 0.18 points to end at 19.59 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ) was up 0.83% or 1.30 points to 158.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR:ELI ), which fell 3.81% or 2.55 points to trade at 64.30 at the close. KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ) declined 3.04% or 2.28 points to end at 72.80 and Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ) was down 2.19% or 0.67 points to 29.96.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 49 to 45 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.35% or 9.59 to $2,768.79 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $75.86 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract rose 0.05% or 0.04 to trade at $79.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.09% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 108.01.

Source: Investing.com