Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Technology, Real Estate and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.10% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ageas (BRU:AGES), which rose 1.52% or 0.485 points to trade at 32.355 at the close. Meanwhile, Delhaize Group (BRU:DELB) added 1.23% or 0.87 points to end at 71.84 and Elia (BRU:ELI) was up 0.81% or 0.310 points to 38.600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DIeteren SA (BRU:IETB), which fell 1.31% or 0.450 points to trade at 33.950 at the close. Umicore NV (BRU:UMI) declined 1.04% or 0.46 points to end at 43.83 and Solvay (BRU:SOLB) was down 0.89% or 1.15 points to 128.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 117 to 50 and 5 ended unchanged.
Gold for June delivery was down 0.66% or 7.90 to $1182.40 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 1.99% or 1.21 to hit $59.72 a barrel, while the June Brent oil contract fell 1.97% or 1.33 to trade at $66.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.61% to 1.1280, while EUR/GBP fell 0.44% to 0.7410.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.57% at 94.73.