Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which rose 7.45% or 0.0130 points to trade at 0.1876 at the close. Meanwhile, Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) added 2.37% or 0.3350 points to end at 14.4750 and Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS) was up 1.46% or 0.120 points to 8.340 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sonae SGPS SA (LS:YSO), which fell 3.07% or 0.0275 points to trade at 0.8670 at the close. Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) declined 1.88% or 0.180 points to end at 9.380 and Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) was down 1.20% or 0.0200 points to 1.6440.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 21 to 13 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.88% or 0.180 to 9.380. Shares in Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.20% or 0.0200 to 1.6440.
Brent oil for January delivery was up 1.22% or 0.80 to $66.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 1.02% or 0.57 to hit $56.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 4.30 to trade at $1203.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.00% to 1.1290, while EUR/GBP rose 0.38% to 0.8733.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 97.05.