Investing.com – Belgium equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Technology and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.37% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were Umicore NV (BR:UMI), which rose 0.58% or 0.30 points to trade at 51.80 at the close. Cofinimmo-Sicafi (BR:COFB) added 0.44% or 0.45 points to end at 103.85 and Elia (BR:ELI) was up 0.36% or 0.165 points to 46.170 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI), which lost 1.79% or 1.75 points to trade at 96.15 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 1.17% or 0.710 points to end at 59.950 and Solvay SA (BR:SOLB) shed 1.14% or 1.25 points to 108.35.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 66 to 52 and 12 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for April delivery was up 1.32% or 15.75 to $1211.75 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.50% or 0.79 to hit $53.42 a barrel, while the April Brent oil contract rose 1.72% or 0.95 to trade at $56.27 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.81% to 1.0782, while EUR/GBP rose 0.12% to 0.8574.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.75% at 99.67.