Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Semapa (LS:SEM), which rose 4.15% or 0.4700 points to trade at 11.7950 at the close. Meanwhile, Sonae (LS:YSO) added 3.62% or 0.0250 points to end at 0.7160 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was up 2.25% or 0.0700 points to 3.1810 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC), which fell 1.02% or 0.0070 points to trade at 0.6810 at the close. CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) declined 0.90% or 0.0540 points to end at 5.9610 and Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) was down 0.76% or 0.0130 points to 1.6970.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 29 to 15 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.90% or 0.0540 to 5.9610.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.69% or 0.35 to $51.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.37% or 0.18 to hit $48.99 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 2.78% or 36.55 to trade at $1276.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.15% to 1.1194, while EUR/GBP rose 0.68% to 0.8793.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 96.16.