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Stocks in Belgium fell during early trading Monday, as the BEL-20 Index declined 2.2% to 4809.70.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion euros ($1.15 billion), Umicore is the biggest early laggard, falling 4.8%, followed by shares of Tessenderlo Group, which declined 4.1%. Shares of Lotus Bakeries fell 3.9%.
None of the large companies headquartered in the country saw early increases.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.54. The euro strengthened 0.2% against the dollar to $1.15.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Belgian government bond yield increased 4.59 basis points to 3.695%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 23, 2026 04:31 ET (08:31 GMT)
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