{
  "id": 12902577,
  "title": "Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 2.32%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/belgium-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-bel-20-down-2-32",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/belgium-stocks-lower-at-close-of-trade-bel-20-down-232-4939470"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}