Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, with losses in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms, and Utilities sectors leading shares down.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.72%.

Best Performers

• UCB SA (EBR:UCB): +0.73% (1.20 points) to 165.35
• Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): +0.52% (2.60 points) to 499.30
• Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI): +0.33% (0.20 points) to 60.24

Worst Performers

• Umicore SA (EBR:UMI): -3.17% (0.37 points) to 11.31
• KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC): -2.13% (1.50 points) to 68.84
• Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): -1.72% (0.42 points) to 23.98

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 60 to 30, with 18 ending unchanged.

Shares in Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) rose to all-time highs, up 0.52% (2.60) to 499.30.

Commodity Prices

• Gold Futures for December delivery: +0.03% (0.70) to $2,670.40 per troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November: +4.41% (3.09) to $73.19 per barrel.
• Brent oil December contract: +4.17% (3.08) to $76.98 per barrel.

Currency Updates

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 0.26% to 1.10.
• EUR/GBP: +0.86% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.79.