Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB), which rose 0.14% or 0.15 points to trade at 106.15 at the close. Meanwhile, KBC (BR:KBC) fell 0.13% or 0.070 points to end at 54.490 and Ageas (BR:AGES) was down 0.17% or 0.055 points to 33.010 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 2.44% or 0.50 points to trade at 20.00 at the close. Etablissementen Fr Colruyt NV (BR:COLR) declined 2.03% or 1.02 points to end at 49.16 and Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) was down 1.99% or 0.27 points to 13.07.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 98 to 50 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Engie SA (PA:ENGIE) fell to all time lows; losing 1.99% or 0.27 to 13.07.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.20% or 2.50 to $1250.50 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.70% or 0.86 to hit $49.58 a barrel, while the December Brent oil contract fell 1.87% or 0.98 to trade at $51.53 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.07% to 1.1157, while EUR/GBP rose 1.62% to 0.8981.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 96.83.