Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms, and Industrials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.14%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were:
– Lotus Bakeries (EBR:LOTB): rose 1.82% or 220.00 points to trade at 12,280.00 at the close.
– Elia (EBR:ELI): added 1.76% or 1.50 points to end at 86.80.
– UCB SA (EBR:UCB): up 1.60% or 2.90 points to 184.40 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): fell 5.07% or 0.57 points to trade at 10.68 at the close.
– Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): declined 3.90% or 3.14 points to end at 77.38.
– Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): down 1.64% or 0.42 points to 25.12.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 54 to 39, and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB) rose to all-time highs, gaining 1.60% or 2.90 to 184.40.

Commodity Market

• Gold Futures for December delivery were down 0.48% or 13.10 to $2,692.70 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in December fell 2.87% or 2.08 to hit $70.28 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 2.51% or 1.90 to trade at $73.73 a barrel.

Currency Market

• EUR/USD was down 0.93% to 1.07.
• EUR/GBP unchanged at 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 105.00.