Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Software & Computers, Construction & Materials and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 1.10%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were DIeteren SA (BRU:IETB), which rose 0.82% or 0.280 points to trade at 34.385 at the close. Meanwhile, Telenet Group (BRU:TNET) added 0.28% or 0.14 points to end at 49.56 and KBC (BRU:KBC) was up 0.08% or 0.050 points to 59.960 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were GDF Suez (PARIS:GSZ), which fell 2.00% or 0.35 points to trade at 17.17 at the close. Solvay (BRU:SOLB) declined 1.86% or 2.40 points to end at 126.65 and Delhaize Group (BRU:DELB) was down 1.81% or 1.49 points to 81.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 114 to 53 and 9 ended unchanged.
Gold for August delivery was down 0.03% or 0.30 to $1180.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.23% or 0.75 to hit $60.02 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 1.27% or 0.82 to trade at $64.28 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.14% to 1.1275, while EUR/GBP fell 0.05% to 0.7248.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 94.86.