Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Construction & Materials and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 fell 4.99% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were bpost NV (BRU:BPOST), which fell 1.78% or 0.39 points to trade at 21.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Elia (BRU:ELI) fell 1.84% or 0.670 points to end at 35.765 and Telenet Group (BRU:TNET) was down 1.92% or 0.94 points to 48.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL), which fell 8.47% or 0.88 points to trade at 9.48 at the close. Engie SA (PARIS:ENGIE) declined 7.50% or 1.22 points to end at 14.99 and Delhaize Group (BRU:DELB) was down 7.13% or 5.70 points to 74.28.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 172 to 7 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delta Lloyd (AMS:DLL) fell to 3-years lows; falling 8.47% or 0.88 to 9.48. Shares in Engie SA (PARIS:ENGIE) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.50% or 1.22 to 14.99.
Gold for December delivery was down 0.04% or 0.50 to $1159.10 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 3.73% or 1.51 to hit $38.94 a barrel, while the October Brent oil contract fell 4.17% or 1.90 to trade at $43.56 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 1.77% to 1.1585, while EUR/GBP rose 1.38% to 0.7356.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.44% at 93.47.