Portugal Stock Market Update

Portugal stocks were up following the close on Tuesday, with gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials, and Technology sectors leading the rise.

At the close in Lisbon, the PSI index gained 0.32%.

Best Performers

• Altri SGPS SA (ELI:ALSS): +1.25% (0.07 points) to 5.28
• Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT): +1.22% (0.22 points) to 18.30
• Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA): +1.22% (0.03 points) to 2.82

Worst Performers

• Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA): -1.00% (0.08 points) to 7.92 (3-year low)
• Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:RENE): -0.67% (0.02 points) to 2.24
• EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP): -0.51% (0.02 points) to 3.11

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 17 to 7, with 2 unchanged.

Commodities Update

• Brent oil (March delivery): +1.22% ($0.88) to $73.20 a barrel
• Crude oil (February delivery): +1.37% ($0.95) to $70.19 a barrel
• February Gold Futures: +0.13% ($3.40) to $2,631.60 per troy ounce

Currency Update

• EUR/USD: unchanged at 1.04
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.18% at 108.00