Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Beverage, Consumer Goods and Construction & Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were DIeteren SA (BRU:IETB), which rose 1.16% or 0.380 points to trade at 33.175 at the close. Meanwhile, bpost NV (BRU:BPOST) added 1.13% or 0.29 points to end at 25.98 and Ageas (BRU:AGES) was up 0.92% or 0.340 points to 37.195 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Befimmo-Sicafi (BRU:BEFBb), which fell 1.85% or 1.090 points to trade at 57.680 at the close. NV Bekaert SA (BRU:BEKB) declined 0.94% or 0.24 points to end at 25.36 and KBC (BRU:KBC) was down 0.92% or 0.590 points to 63.860.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 85 to 83 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ageas (BRU:AGES) rose to 5-year highs; rising 0.92% or 0.340 to 37.195.
Gold for August delivery was up 0.15% or 1.60 to $1093.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 0.49% or 0.24 to hit $48.95 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 0.13% or 0.07 to trade at $56.05 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.63% to 1.0998, while EUR/GBP rose 1.26% to 0.7087.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 97.22.