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Stocks in Belgium fell Thursday, as the BEL-20 Index fell 2.4% to 5004.77.
Among local companies with a market cap of at least 1 billion euros ($1.15 billion), Umicore was the biggest laggard, plunging 7.9%, followed by shares of Solvay, which tumbled 6.0%. Shares of Shurgard Self Storage plunged 5.3%.
None of the large companies headquartered in the country posted increases.
In other parts of Europe, indexes fell, with the FTSE 100 Index falling 2.3% and the STOXX Europe 600 Index falling 2.4% from the previous close.
On the currency front, the WSJ Dollar Index declined 0.6% to 96.21. The euro weakened 0.8% against the dollar to $1.15.
In the bond markets, the 10-year Belgian government bond yield increased 2.06 basis points to 3.537%.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 19, 2026 13:06 ET (17:06 GMT)
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