Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.02%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB ), which rose 1.62% or 0.59 points to trade at 36.96 at the close. Meanwhile, Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) added 1.42% or 6.70 points to end at 480.00 and Ageas (EBR:AGES ) was up 0.86% or 0.42 points to 49.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sofina (EBR:SOF ), which fell 1.81% or 4.40 points to trade at 238.40 at the close. Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB ) declined 1.17% or 0.75 points to end at 63.15 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) was down 1.13% or 0.30 points to 26.30.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 57 to 36 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Ageas (EBR:AGES ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.86% or 0.42 to 49.12.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.68% or 17.90 to $2,643.90 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 3.19% or 2.34 to hit $75.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 3.20% or 2.45 to trade at $79.03 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.00% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.71.

Source: Investing.com