Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.30%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB ), which rose 1.78% or 1.15 points to trade at 65.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Aedifica (EBR:AOO ) added 1.76% or 1.10 points to end at 63.50 and Sofina (EBR:SOF ) was up 0.92% or 2.00 points to 220.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which fell 3.24% or 0.34 points to trade at 10.15 at the close. Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) declined 2.61% or 0.62 points to end at 23.14 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) was down 2.16% or 1.56 points to 70.54.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 58 to 32 and 15 ended unchanged.

Shares in Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.24% or 0.34 to 10.15. Shares in Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 2.61% or 0.62 to 23.14.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.64% or 16.25 to $2,526.85 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 2.26% or 1.56 to hit $67.59 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 2.26% or 1.64 to trade at $71.05 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.13% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 101.20.

Source: Investing.com