Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemicals, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Belgacom (BRU:BCOM), which rose 0.95% or 0.32 points to trade at 33.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Telenet Group (BRU:TNET) added 0.79% or 0.43 points to end at 54.53 and Elia (BRU:ELI) was up 0.46% or 0.185 points to 40.615 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Befimmo-Sicafi (BRU:BEFBb), which fell 1.32% or 0.880 points to trade at 65.910 at the close. Delhaize Group (BRU:DELB) declined 1.20% or 1.07 points to end at 88.25 and Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BRU:COFB) was down 0.89% or 1.00 points to 110.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 89 to 83 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Telenet Group (BRU:TNET) rose to all time highs; up 0.79% or 0.43 to 54.53.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.36% or 4.30 to $1200.30 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $51.72 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 0.07% or 0.04 to trade at $58.91 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.12% to 1.0591, while EUR/GBP fell 0.41% to 0.7219.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.04% at 99.67.