Portugal Stocks Close Higher

Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, led by gains in the Financials, Utilities, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.14%.

Best Performers

• Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP): +2.36% (0.01 points) to trade at 0.46.
• EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR): +0.71% (0.07 points) to end at 9.88.
• Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA): +0.62% (0.05 points) to 8.14 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA): -1.35% (0.04 points) to trade at 2.78.
• Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP): -1.32% (0.23 points) to end at 16.77.
• Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT): -1.28% (0.24 points) to 18.52.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 14 to 7, with 7 remaining unchanged.

Commodities Overview

• Brent oil for February delivery fell 0.99% ($0.74) to $73.75 a barrel.
• Crude oil for January delivery dropped 1.61% ($1.15) to $70.14 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures contract decreased 0.21% ($5.56) to $2,670.24 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• EUR/USD was unchanged at 1.05.
• EUR/GBP held steady at 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 106.53.