Market Overview

Investing.com – Portugal stocks closed lower on Wednesday, impacted by losses in the Consumer Services, Financials, and Basic Materials sectors.

The PSI index in Lisbon declined by 0.60%, marking a new 6-month low.

Top Performers

The best-performing stocks on the PSI included:
– Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS): Rose 0.74% (+0.03 points) to close at 3.39.
– EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR): Increased 0.28% (+0.03 points) to end at 10.67.
– Ibersol SGPS (ELI:IBS): Up 0.27% (+0.02 points) to 7.48.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP): Fell 1.29% (-0.20 points) to close at 15.30.
– CTT Correios de Portugal SA (ELI:CTT): Declined 1.02% (-0.05 points) to end at 4.38.
– The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR): Down 0.92% (-0.03 points) to 3.45.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancers on the Lisbon Stock Exchange with 17 down and 12 up, while 2 remained unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Brent oil for January delivery rose 0.42% (+0.30) to $72.19 per barrel.
• Crude oil for December delivery increased 0.40% (+0.27) to $68.39 per barrel.
• December Gold Futures fell 0.60% (-15.65) to $2,590.65 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/USD down 0.48% to 1.06.
• EUR/GBP remained unchanged at 0.83.
• US Dollar Index Futures up 0.34% at 106.31.