Belgium Stocks Close Lower

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

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.22%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were:
– Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB): rose 2.37% or 0.91 points to trade at 39.35.
– Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS): added 2.03% or 1.47 points to end at 74.03.
– Elia (EBR:ELI): up 1.35% or 1.30 points to 97.50 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP): fell 5.02% or 1.18 points to trade at 22.34.
– Proximus NV (EBR:PROX): declined 3.89% or 0.26 points to end at 6.42.
– UCB SA (EBR:UCB): down 1.87% or 3.30 points to 173.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 48 to 44, with 16 ending unchanged.

• Shares in Solvay SA (EBR:SOLB) rose to all-time highs, up 2.37% or 0.91 to 39.35.
• Shares in Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:WDPP) fell to 3-year lows, losing 5.02% or 1.18 to 22.34.

Commodities Overview

• Gold Futures for December delivery increased 0.89% or 24.00 to $2,731.50 a troy ounce.
• Crude oil for November delivery fell 1.85% or 1.31 to $69.36 a barrel.
• December Brent oil contract fell 1.80% or 1.34 to trade at $73.11 a barrel.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged 0.22% to 1.09.
• EUR/GBP unchanged 0.12% to 0.83.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 103.40.