Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.82%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.82%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI ), which rose 0.83% or 0.46 points to trade at 55.66 at the close. Meanwhile, Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) added 0.47% or 2.20 points to end at 467.10 and Elia (EBR:ELI ) was up 0.20% or 0.20 points to 98.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Aperam SA (AS:APAM ), which fell 5.92% or 1.52 points to trade at 24.14 at the close. Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) declined 5.16% or 0.58 points to end at 10.66 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) was down 3.58% or 2.90 points to 78.05.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 70 to 23 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.16% or 0.58 to 10.66.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.37% or 9.30 to $2,518.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.77% or 2.77 to hit $70.78 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 4.36% or 3.38 to trade at $74.14 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 101.75.

Source: Investing.com