Portugal Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, driven by gains in the Financials, Consumer Services, and Basic Materials sectors.

At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.57%.

Best Performers

• Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA): +2.03% (0.17 points) to 8.53
• Altri SGPS SA (ELI:ALSS): +1.68% (0.09 points) to 5.13
• Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT): +1.52% (0.28 points) to 18.68

Worst Performers

• Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA): -11.51% (0.32 points) to 2.49
• EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR): -0.49% (0.05 points) to 10.13
• Sonae SGPS SA (ELI:YSO): -0.32% (0.00 points) to 0.93

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 13 to 8, with 9 ending unchanged.

Shares in EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) fell to 3-year lows, down 0.49% or 0.05 to 10.13.

Commodities Update

• Brent oil for February delivery: -0.03% (0.02) to $72.29 a barrel.
• Crude oil for January delivery: -0.04% (0.03) to $68.51 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures: -0.70% (18.64) to $2,657.56 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/USD: +0.60% to 1.06
• EUR/GBP: unchanged at 0.83
• US Dollar Index Futures: -0.45% at 105.81