Investing.com – Belgium equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Goods sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.70%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the BEL 20 were UCB SA (EBR:UCB), which rose 2.19% or 3.00 points to trade at 140.15 at the close. Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) added 0.73% or 3.10 points to end at 428.80 and Aedifica (EBR:AOO) was up 0.25% or 0.15 points to 60.75 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which lost 3.46% or 2.90 points to trade at 80.90 in late trade. Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG) declined 3.39% or 0.84 points to end at 23.96 and Aperam SA (AS:APAM) shed 2.65% or 0.66 points to 24.28.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 62 to 26 and 13 ended unchanged on the Brussels Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Gold Futures for August delivery was down 2.05% or 50.25 to $2,406.15 a troy ounce. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September fell 1.82% or 1.48 to hit $79.82 a barrel, while the September Brent oil contract fell 1.49% or 1.27 to trade at $83.84 a barrel.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.07% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.10% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 104.03.