Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.98%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.98%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB ), which rose 1.66% or 2.65 points to trade at 162.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB ) added 0.38% or 0.25 points to end at 66.40 and Argen-X (EBR:ARGX ) was down 0.04% or 0.20 points to 482.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:UMI ), which fell 7.24% or 0.82 points to trade at 10.51 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS ) declined 4.40% or 3.28 points to end at 71.33 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS ) was down 3.70% or 2.90 points to 75.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 67 to 26 and 15 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.21% or 31.60 to $2,646.20 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.35% or 0.25 to hit $70.91 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.65% or 0.49 to trade at $74.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.01% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 100.45.

Source: Investing.com