Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.91%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.91%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB ), which rose 0.85% or 1.40 points to trade at 166.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Elia (EBR:ELI ) added 0.74% or 0.70 points to end at 95.90 and Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB ) was up 0.70% or 1.30 points to 186.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which fell 5.79% or 0.67 points to trade at 10.90 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) declined 4.95% or 3.91 points to end at 75.03 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM ) was down 4.69% or 1.32 points to 26.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 74 to 29 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was down 1.33% or 35.50 to $2,630.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 4.47% or 3.45 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 4.45% or 3.60 to trade at $77.33 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.02% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 102.32.

Source: Investing.com