Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.22%

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms , Healthcare and Financials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.22%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ), which rose 2.37% or 0.91 points to trade at 39.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) added 2.03% or 1.47 points to end at 74.03 and Elia (EBR:ELI ) was up 1.35% or 1.30 points to 97.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ), which fell 5.02% or 1.18 points to trade at 22.34 at the close. Proximus NV (EBR:PROX ) declined 3.89% or 0.26 points to end at 6.42 and UCB SA (EBR:UCB ) was down 1.87% or 3.30 points to 173.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 48 to 44 and 16 ended unchanged.

Shares in Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ) rose to all time highs; up 2.37% or 0.91 to 39.35. Shares in Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.02% or 1.18 to 22.34.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.89% or 24.00 to $2,731.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.85% or 1.31 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.80% or 1.34 to trade at $73.11 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 103.40.

Source: Investing.com