Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.01%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology , Banking and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ageas (EBR:AGES ), which rose 1.89% or 0.88 points to trade at 47.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) added 1.49% or 0.40 points to end at 27.22 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ) was up 1.09% or 0.74 points to 68.94 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ), which fell 2.66% or 5.40 points to trade at 197.80 at the close. Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) declined 2.63% or 0.28 points to end at 10.35 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) was down 1.87% or 1.45 points to 75.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 48 to 42 and 20 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.11% or 2.90 to $2,607.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.62% or 1.10 to hit $68.85 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.41% or 1.01 to trade at $72.62 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.43% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.43.

Source: Investing.com