Investing.com – Belgium stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities , Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Brussels, the BEL 20 declined 0.09%.

The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were KBC Groep NV (EBR: KBC ), which rose 1.82% or 1.34 points to trade at 75.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Sofina (EBR: SOF ) added 1.49% or 3.40 points to end at 232.00 and Aedifica (EBR: AOO ) was up 0.88% or 0.50 points to 57.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Umicore SA (EBR: UMI ), which fell 2.49% or 0.26 points to trade at 9.99 at the close. Argen-X (EBR: ARGX ) declined 1.26% or 8.00 points to end at 626.40 and Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV (EBR: ABI ) was down 1.13% or 0.53 points to 46.58.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Brussels Stock Exchange by 52 to 47 and 11 ended unchanged.

Gold Futures for February delivery was up 0.39% or 10.71 to $2,759.41 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 1.72% or 1.33 to hit $76.06 a barrel, while the March Brent oil contract fell 1.00% or 0.80 to trade at $79.35 a barrel.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.28% at 107.81.