Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.09%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Services , Utilities and Beverage sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ageas (EBR:AGES ), which rose 3.03% or 1.40 points to trade at 47.64 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) added 2.10% or 1.15 points to end at 56.00 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO ) was up 1.93% or 1.10 points to 57.95 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Elia (EBR:ELI ), which fell 2.73% or 2.40 points to trade at 85.60 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG ) declined 1.67% or 0.44 points to end at 25.86 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI ) was down 1.40% or 0.72 points to 50.54.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 33 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI ) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.40% or 0.72 to 50.54.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.23% or 6.26 to $2,674.16 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 0.83% or 0.58 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract fell 0.69% or 0.51 to trade at $73.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 106.17.

Source: Investing.com