Mitrade Insights is dedicated to providing investors with rich, timely and most valuable financial information to help investors grasp the market situation and find timely trading opportunities.

2021

Best News & Analysis Provider

FxDailyInfo

2022

Best Forex Educational Resources Global

International Business Magazine

Insights

News

Belgium shares lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 0.01%

Source Investing

Investing.com – Belgium equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Banking and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.01%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ageas (EBR:AGES), which rose 1.89% or 0.88 points to trade at 47.36 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 1.49% or 0.40 points to end at 27.22 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was up 1.09% or 0.74 points to 68.94 in late trade.

Biggest losers included D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB), which lost 2.66% or 5.40 points to trade at 197.80 in late trade. Umicore SA (EBR:UMI) declined 2.63% or 0.28 points to end at 10.35 and Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS) shed 1.87% or 1.45 points to 75.90.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 48 to 42 and 20 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.12% or 3.10 to $2,607.60 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 1.56% or 1.06 to hit $68.81 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract rose 1.38% or 0.99 to trade at $72.60 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.44% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.19% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.43.

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Recommended Articles

Fed hike odds near 90% into Wednesday's decision — how to trade the dollar, gold and the S&P 500 A 0.3% monthly core CPI print has lifted the market-implied probability of a 25bp Fed hike on 16 September to roughly 86.5% ~ 90%, which would be the first increase since July 2023. Here is the decision timeline, the pricing versus the forecasts, both scenarios, and the key levels for the dollar, gold and the S&P 500.

Author Suzie

Sep 14, Mon

A 0.3% monthly core CPI print has lifted the market-implied probability of a 25bp Fed hike on 16 September to roughly 86.5% ~ 90%, which would be the first increase since July 2023. Here is the decision timeline, the pricing versus the forecasts, both scenarios, and the key levels for the dollar, gold and the S&P 500.

Dollar index tops 100 for the first time since July as the Fed's hawkish dot plot sinks in The U.S. dollar index broke back above 100 for the first time since 31 July after the Fed delivered its first rate hike since 2023, with the dot plot showing 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more increase this year. Here are the levels that matter for DXY, the currencies feeling it most, and what to watch next.

Author Irene Q.

Sep 17, Thu

The U.S. dollar index broke back above 100 for the first time since 31 July after the Fed delivered its first rate hike since 2023, with the dot plot showing 16 of 18 officials expect at least one more increase this year. Here are the levels that matter for DXY, the currencies feeling it most, and what to watch next.

Gold rebounds to near $4,350 on weaker US Dollar, falling oil prices Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to near $4,345 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal rebounds from a six-week low amid falling oil prices and a weaker US Dollar (USD). Traders continue to assess the latest Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike and policy cues.

Author FXStreet

Sep 18, Fri

Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to near $4,345 during the early Asian session on Friday. The precious metal rebounds from a six-week low amid falling oil prices and a weaker US Dollar (USD). Traders continue to assess the latest Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike and policy cues.

US to delay new "overcapacity" tariffs on China — what the pause means for trade, inflation and the dollar Washington is expected to hold off announcing new tariffs over Chinese "overcapacity" until after the 24 September summit, according to Bloomberg. The postponed plan would have added 7.5% to Chinese goods, taking second-term US tariffs to around 20%. Here is what is on the table, and what a deal versus no deal would mean for the yuan, Hong Kong equities and the dollar.

Author Mitrade

Sep 18, Fri

Washington is expected to hold off announcing new tariffs over Chinese "overcapacity" until after the 24 September summit, according to Bloomberg. The postponed plan would have added 7.5% to Chinese goods, taking second-term US tariffs to around 20%. Here is what is on the table, and what a deal versus no deal would mean for the yuan, Hong Kong equities and the dollar.

Bitcoin squeezes back above $80,000 — 110,000 traders liquidated as the hawkish Fed and CLARITY setback fail to hold it down; is $83,000 next?Bitcoin closed above $80,000 on Friday for the first time since September 7, and pushed to $81,299 over the weekend, triggering about $603 million of liquidations — $523 million of them shorts — across more than 110,000 traders. With the Fed's hike already priced and the SEC and CFTC advancing crypto rules after the CLARITY Act failed, here is what stands between BTC and the $83,000 gate.

Author Suzie

6 hours ago

Bitcoin closed above $80,000 on Friday for the first time since September 7, and pushed to $81,299 over the weekend, triggering about $603 million of liquidations — $523 million of them shorts — across more than 110,000 traders. With the Fed's hike already priced and the SEC and CFTC advancing crypto rules after the CLARITY Act failed, here is what stands between BTC and the $83,000 gate.

Popular Symbols