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 fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the were Solvay SA (EBR:), which rose 1.31% or 0.44 points to trade at 33.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Galapagos NV (AS:) added 0.95% or 0.22 points to end at 23.40 and Aperam SA (AS:) was up 0.70% or 0.18 points to 25.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sofina (EBR:), which fell 2.18% or 4.80 points to trade at 215.20 at the close. Umicore SA (EBR:) declined 2.06% or 0.29 points to end at 13.78 and Cofinimmo SA (EBR:) was down 2.01% or 1.20 points to 58.55.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 58 to 34 and 13 ended unchanged.
Gold Futures for August delivery was down 1.58% or 38.00 to $2,359.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 1.00% or 0.83 to hit $82.33 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.88% or 0.76 to trade at $85.78 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.03% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 104.62.
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