Investing.com – Belgium Stock Market Update

Belgium stocks closed lower on Tuesday, driven down by losses in the Technology, Industrials, and Consumer Goods sectors.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 index dropped 0.89%, marking a new one-month low.

Best Performers:

• Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): +0.49% or +0.10 points to 20.50
• Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG): +0.47% or +0.12 points to 25.68
• Elia (EBR:ELI): +0.30% or +0.25 points to 83.90

Worst Performers:

• Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): -2.14% or -1.57 points to 71.79
• KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC): -1.92% or -1.38 points to 70.48
• D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB): -1.47% or -2.90 points to 194.60

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 79 to 19, with 17 stocks remaining unchanged.

Commodities Update:

• Gold Futures (December): +0.62% or +16.30 to $2,630.90 a troy ounce
• Crude Oil (January): -0.07% or -0.05 to $69.12 a barrel
• Brent Oil (January): -0.15% or -0.11 to $73.19 a barrel

Currency Update:

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.06
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.84
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.02% at 106.18