Investing.com – Belgian stocks were lower after Tuesday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the price fell 0.67% and reached a new one-month low.
The best artists of the session on the were Solvay SA (EBR:), which rose 1.92% or 0.61 points to trade at 32.35 at the close. Meanwhile, UCB SA (EBR:) added 1.04% or 1.35 points to end at 131.40 and Syensqo SA (EBR:) rose 1.01% or 0.93 points to 93.30 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Cofinimmo SA (EBR:), which fell 3.47% or 2.05 points to trade at 57.00 at the close. KBC Group NV (EBR:) fell 3.36% or 2.22 points to end at 63.90 and Warehouses de Pauw Comm VA (EBR:) fell 2.68% or 0.70 points to 25.46.
The number of falling shares outnumbered rising shares on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 76 to 22 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares of UCB SA (EBR:) soared to record highs; gain of 1.04% or 1.35 to 131.40.
August gold futures rose 0.09%, or 2.10, to $2,329.10 per troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, crude oil for July delivery rose 0.55% or 0.43 to $78.17 per barrel, while the August Brent oil contract rose 0.62% or 0.51 to $82.14 per barrel. barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.26% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.21% to 0.84.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.14% to 104.96.
