Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB), which rose 1.41% or 3.20 points to trade at 229.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Ageas (EBR:AGES) added 1.26% or 0.70 points to end at 56.20 and KBC Groep NV (EBR:KBC) was up 0.95% or 0.80 points to 85.08 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Argen-X (EBR:ARGX), which fell 2.33% or 11.40 points to trade at 477.30 at the close. D’Ieteren NV (EBR:IETB) declined 1.81% or 3.30 points to end at 178.80 and UCB SA (EBR:UCB) was down 1.66% or 2.60 points to 154.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 46 to 46 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ackermans & Van Haaren NV (EBR:ACKB) rose to all time highs; rising 1.41% or 3.20 to 229.40.
Gold Futures for June delivery was down 1.86% or 60.36 to $3,187.44 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.49% or 0.31 to hit $63.36 a barrel, while the July Brent oil contract fell 0.56% or 0.37 to trade at $66.26 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.21% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.24% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 100.62.
