Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Technology and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 rose 0.24% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS), which rose 2.88% or 0.1550 points to trade at 5.5450 at the close. Meanwhile, Sonae (LS:YSO) added 1.84% or 0.0150 points to end at 0.8300 and Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC) was up 1.13% or 0.0090 points to 0.8090 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which fell 3.45% or 0.0070 points to trade at 0.1960 at the close. Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP) declined 3.06% or 0.0413 points to end at 1.3087 and CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) was down 1.67% or 0.1010 points to 5.9570.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 17 to 14 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.13% or 0.0090 to 0.8090.
Brent oil for February delivery was up 0.52% or 0.28 to $54.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.24% or 0.63 to hit $51.47 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.93% or 10.95 to trade at $1161.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.75% to 1.0537, while EUR/GBP fell 0.71% to 0.8381.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.61% at 101.73.