Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.43% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which rose 2.68% or 2.160 points to trade at 82.660 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB (BR:UCB) added 1.75% or 1.34 points to end at 77.80 and Proximus NV (BR:PROX) was up 1.21% or 0.24 points to 20.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Groep NV (AS:INGA), which fell 3.44% or 0.396 points to trade at 11.100 at the close. Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (BR:ACKB) declined 1.92% or 2.90 points to end at 147.80 and Argen-X (BR:ARGX) was down 1.40% or 1.10 points to 77.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 71 to 38 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.44% or 0.396 to 11.100.
Gold Futures for December delivery was down 0.31% or 3.70 to $1200.60 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 0.77% or 0.52 to hit $67.25 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 0.43% or 0.33 to trade at $76.17 a barrel.
EUR/USD was down 0.54% to 1.1559, while EUR/GBP fell 0.52% to 0.8942.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.37% at 95.34.