Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the were KBC Groep NV (EBR:), which rose 2.75% or 1.96 points to trade at 73.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Ageas (EBR:) added 1.53% or 0.72 points to end at 47.80 and Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:) was up 0.61% or 0.12 points to 19.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR:), which fell 4.31% or 0.46 points to trade at 10.21 at the close. Syensqo SA (EBR:) declined 2.81% or 2.17 points to end at 74.98 and D’Ieteren NV (EBR:) was down 2.30% or 3.90 points to 165.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 55 to 37 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in KBC Groep NV (EBR:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.75% or 1.96 to 73.20.
Gold Futures for February delivery was down 1.08% or 29.31 to $2,680.09 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.67% or 1.17 to hit $71.19 a barrel, while the February Brent oil contract rose 1.40% or 1.03 to trade at $74.44 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP rose 0.65% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 106.69.
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