Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Technology, Financials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 lost 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were REN (LS:RENE), which rose 0.98% or 0.0260 points to trade at 2.6750 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR) added 0.78% or 0.0460 points to end at 5.9200 and Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) was up 0.50% or 0.0010 points to 0.2020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP), which fell 2.26% or 0.0258 points to trade at 1.1142 at the close. Sonae (LS:YSO) declined 1.59% or 0.0140 points to end at 0.8680 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was down 1.55% or 0.0600 points to 3.8040.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 17 to 16 and 5 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for February delivery was down 1.03% or 0.57 to $54.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.94% or 0.50 to hit $52.80 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.06% or 0.65 to trade at $1132.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.37% to 1.0427, while EUR/GBP rose 0.58% to 0.8448.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 103.04.