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

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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.

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