Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the lost 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the were Proximus NV (EBR:), which rose 2.15% or 0.14 points to trade at 6.41 at the close. Meanwhile, Melexis NV (EBR:) added 1.49% or 1.15 points to end at 78.40 and Sofina (EBR:) was up 0.67% or 1.40 points to 210.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:), which fell 2.52% or 0.58 points to trade at 22.40 at the close. UCB SA (EBR:) declined 2.38% or 3.75 points to end at 153.85 and Solvay SA (EBR:) was down 1.83% or 0.57 points to 30.59.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 60 to 35 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galapagos NV (AS:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 2.52% or 0.58 to 22.40.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 1.16% or 28.60 to $2,502.00 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.45% or 1.88 to hit $78.72 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract rose 1.96% or 1.56 to trade at $81.22 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 103.00.
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