Belgium Stock Market Overview

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, with losses in the Technology, Basic Materials, and Consumer Services sectors leading shares downward.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 1.27%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were:
– Aedifica (EBR:AOO): rose 0.42% or 0.25 points to trade at 60.00 at the close.
– Argen-X (EBR:ARGX): added 0.12% or 0.60 points to end at 511.60.
– Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): was up 0.09% or 0.02 points to 22.14 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS): fell 12.74% or 8.90 points to trade at 60.95.
– Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB): declined 3.37% or 1.29 points to end at 37.03.
– Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): down 3.26% or 2.39 points to 71.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 73 to 22, with 16 ending unchanged.

Shares in Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) fell to 3-year lows, losing 12.74% or 8.90 to 60.95.

Commodity Market Overview

• Gold Futures for December delivery: up 0.53% or 14.65 to $2,795.75 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for December delivery: rose 2.08% or 1.40 to hit $68.61 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract: rose 1.99% or 1.41 to trade at $72.14 a barrel.

Currency Market Overview

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.09 (0.36% change).
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.84 (0.52% change).
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 103.94.