Belgium shares lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.33%

Investing.com – Belgium equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.33%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.33% or 0.60 points to trade at 26.30 at the close. Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) added 1.16% or 0.90 points to end at 78.20 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was up 1.15% or 0.76 points to 67.08 in late trade.

Biggest losers included D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB), which lost 4.94% or 10.40 points to trade at 200.00 in late trade. Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) declined 1.04% or 0.70 points to end at 66.70 and Sofina (EBR:SOF) shed 0.90% or 2.20 points to 243.60.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 49 to 39 and 17 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.00% or 0.05 to $2,543.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 2.16% or 1.42 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.73% or 1.20 to trade at $70.39 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.05% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.31% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.