Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.54% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP), which rose 2.41% or 0.3750 points to trade at 15.9600 at the close. Meanwhile, Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) added 2.01% or 0.0680 points to end at 3.4480 and Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) was up 1.66% or 0.195 points to 11.970 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Novabase SGPS (LS:NBA), which fell 0.56% or 0.020 points to trade at 3.580 at the close. Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) declined 0.47% or 0.0020 points to end at 0.4260 and Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) was down 0.35% or 0.0180 points to 5.1440.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 15 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.41% or 0.3750 to 15.9600. Shares in Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.01% or 0.0680 to 3.4480.
Brent oil for January delivery was up 0.74% or 0.45 to $61.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December rose 0.54% or 0.29 to hit $54.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.55% or 6.98 to trade at $1270.72 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.02% to 1.1648, while EUR/GBP fell 0.49% to 0.8778.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 94.47.