Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.82% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP), which rose 4.38% or 0.0140 points to trade at 0.3339 at the close. Meanwhile, Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) added 0.82% or 0.0450 points to end at 5.5500 and Semapa (LS:SEM) was up 0.75% or 0.1400 points to 18.8600 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which fell 3.02% or 0.0075 points to trade at 0.2410 at the close. Sonae (LS:YSO) declined 0.82% or 0.0100 points to end at 1.2130 and Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) was down 0.50% or 0.0200 points to 4.0150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 21 to 14 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.38% or 0.0140 to 0.3339. Shares in Semapa (LS:SEM) rose to all time highs; up 0.75% or 0.1400 to 18.8600.
Brent oil for March delivery was up 1.13% or 0.78 to $69.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March rose 1.32% or 0.84 to hit $64.41 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 5.20 to trade at $1337.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.2278, while EUR/GBP rose 0.19% to 0.8785.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 90.04.