Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.33%

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.33% or 0.60 points to trade at 26.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) added 1.16% or 0.90 points to end at 78.20 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was up 1.15% or 0.76 points to 67.08 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB), which fell 4.94% or 10.40 points to trade at 200.00 at the close. Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) declined 1.04% or 0.70 points to end at 66.70 and Sofina (EBR:SOF) was down 0.90% or 2.20 points to 243.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 49 to 39 and 17 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.02% or 0.45 to $2,543.55 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.33% or 1.53 to hit $67.28 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.85% or 1.28 to trade at $70.47 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.