Investing.com – Belgium equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the BEL Utilities Net Return, BEL Industrials Net Return and BEL Financials Net Return sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 0.96% or 1.70 points to trade at 179.70 at the close. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) added 0.60% or 0.16 points to end at 26.84 and Syensqo SA (EBR:SYENS) was up 0.20% or 0.15 points to 73.39 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Elia (EBR:ELI), which fell 3.65% or 3.40 points to trade at 89.85 in late trade. Cofinimmo SA (EBR:COFB) declined 2.29% or 1.40 points to end at 59.80 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) down 1.64% or 0.42 points to 25.22.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 67 to 34 and 12 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
Shares in UCB SA (EBR:UCB) rose to all time highs; rising 0.96% or 1.70 to 179.70.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.99% or 27.25 to $2,783.15 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.31% or 0.21 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the January Brent oil contract fell 0.44% or 0.31 to trade at $70.69 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.04% to 1.08, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.32% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 104.22.