Brussels stocks ended the trading session in negative territory on Tuesday as sector-level retreats in Healthcare, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods contributed to broad weakness.
At the close in Brussels the BEL 20 index fell 1.45%.
Top and bottom movers
The strongest performers among BEL 20 components included Melexis NV (EBR:MLXS), which advanced 2.75% - a gain of 1.75 points - to finish at 65.30. Ageas (EBR:AGES) added 0.88% or 0.60 points to close at 68.60, and Azelis Corporate Services NV (EBR:AZE) rose 0.78% or 0.08 points to end the session at 10.36.
On the downside, UCB SA (EBR:UCB) recorded the largest drop in the benchmark, falling 4.59% or 11.90 points to close at 247.10. Argen-X (EBR:ARGX) declined 3.00% or 21.20 points to finish at 686.40, while Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR:ABI) lost 2.31% or 1.48 points to trade at 62.58 at the close.
Across the Brussels Stock Exchange, decliners outnumbered advancers by 65 to 36, with 11 issues unchanged at the end of trading.
Notable highs
Ageas (EBR:AGES) moved to a five-year high in the session, rising 0.88% or 0.60 to reach 68.60.
Commodities and currencies
Gold Futures for June delivery fell 1.45% or 70.10 to $4,758.70 a troy ounce. In energy markets, June delivery crude oil climbed 2.67% or 2.33 to $89.75 a barrel, while the June Brent contract rose 2.55% or 2.43 to trade at $97.91 a barrel.
FX moves were modest: EUR/USD was unchanged 0.29% to 1.18, and EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.14% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.23% at 98.13.
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