Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.72%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.72%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB ), which rose 0.73% or 1.20 points to trade at 165.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) added 0.52% or 2.60 points to end at 499.30 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI ) was up 0.33% or 0.20 points to 60.24 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which fell 3.17% or 0.37 points to trade at 11.31 at the close. KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC ) declined 2.13% or 1.50 points to end at 68.84 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP ) was down 1.72% or 0.42 points to 23.98.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 60 to 30 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) rose to all time highs; up 0.52% or 2.60 to 499.30.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.70 to $2,670.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 4.41% or 3.09 to hit $73.19 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract rose 4.17% or 3.08 to trade at $76.98 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP rose 0.86% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.79.

Source: Investing.com