Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 1.14% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA (BR:ABI), which rose 2.70% or 2.83 points to trade at 107.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Ontex Group (BR:ONTEX) added 0.78% or 0.21 points to end at 27.76 and Telenet Group (BR:TNET) was up 0.07% or 0.04 points to 48.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV (AS:AD), which fell 2.19% or 0.46 points to trade at 20.34 at the close. UCB (BR:UCB) declined 2.06% or 1.27 points to end at 60.42 and Ageas (BR:AGES) was down 1.61% or 0.535 points to 32.740.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 92 to 54 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in UCB (BR:UCB) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.06% or 1.27 to 60.42.
Gold for December delivery was up 1.32% or 16.85 to $1289.95 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.73% or 0.34 to hit $46.52 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.91% or 0.44 to trade at $48.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.70% to 1.1057, while EUR/GBP rose 0.78% to 0.9034.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.58% at 97.75.