Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 lost 0.93% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC (BR:KBC), which rose 1.92% or 1.180 points to trade at 62.580 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Groep NV (AS:INGA) added 0.07% or 0.008 points to end at 11.554 and Proximus NV (BR:PROX) was down 0.08% or 0.01 points to 19.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galapagos NV (AS:GLPG), which fell 2.45% or 2.100 points to trade at 83.480 at the close. Umicore SA (BR:UMI) declined 2.29% or 1.08 points to end at 46.17 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) was down 2.02% or 1.61 points to 78.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 80 to 29 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (BR:ABI) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.02% or 1.61 to 78.20.
Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.31% or 3.70 to $1202.80 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October fell 1.29% or 0.90 to hit $68.97 a barrel, while the November Brent oil contract fell 1.02% or 0.80 to trade at $77.37 a barrel.
EUR/USD was up 0.40% to 1.1628, while EUR/GBP fell 0.04% to 0.9007.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 95.08.
