Belgium Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Healthcare, Technology, and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 1.82% to hit a new 1-month low.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were:
– Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB), which rose 2.61% or 0.82 points to trade at 32.23 at the close.
– Elia (EBR:ELI) added 2.19% or 1.85 points to end at 86.25.
– Ageas (EBR:AGES) was up 0.91% or 0.44 points to 48.60 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which fell 6.04% or 10.75 points to trade at 167.25 at the close.
– Lotus Bakeries (EBR:LOTB) declined 5.00% or 600.00 points to end at 11,400.00.
– Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) was down 5.00% or 28.40 points to 539.80.

Market Overview

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 65 to 28, with 14 ending unchanged.

Commodities

• Gold Futures for December delivery were down 0.30% or 7.70 to $2,565.20 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.75% or 1.20 to $67.50 a barrel.
• January Brent oil contract fell 1.53% or 1.11 to trade at $71.45 a barrel.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.06.
• EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.55% to 0.84.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 106.50.