Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.08%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ), which rose 2.75% or 1.96 points to trade at 73.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Ageas (EBR:AGES ) added 1.53% or 0.72 points to end at 47.80 and Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE ) was up 0.61% or 0.12 points to 19.78 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which fell 4.31% or 0.46 points to trade at 10.21 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) declined 2.81% or 2.17 points to end at 74.98 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB ) was down 2.30% or 3.90 points to 165.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 55 to 37 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.75% or 1.96 to 73.20.

Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.08% or 29.31 to $2,680.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.67% or 1.17 to hit $71.19 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.40% or 1.03 to trade at $74.44 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 106.69.

Source: Investing.com