Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 2.32%

Belgian stocks experienced a decline after the close of trade on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index dropping 2.32% and reaching a three-month low. The Healthcare, Telecoms, and Financial sectors contributed to the losses. Among the top gainers, D’Ieteren NV saw a 2.23% increase, closing at 165.10, while Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV and Ackermans & Van Haaren NV also gained 1.63% and 0.94% respectively.

Conversely, argenx SE saw the biggest decline, falling 15.86% to 705.60, followed by Aperam SA dropping 3.11% to 37.34 and Melexis NV decreasing 2.00% to 66.05. The number of declining stocks (63) outnumbered the advancing ones (24), with 15 ending unchanged. Gold Futures for December delivery decreased by 0.20% to $4,132.50 per troy ounce, while Crude oil for November delivery rose 4.93% to $92.63 and the December Brent oil contract increased 5.43% to $105.64.

EUR/USD remained unchanged at 1.12, EUR/GBP at 0.85, and the US Dollar Index Futures rose by 0.10% to 102.12.