Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 gained 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which rose 2.50% or 0.0060 points to trade at 0.2460 at the close. Meanwhile, J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) added 2.24% or 0.3450 points to end at 15.7800 and Sonae (LS:YSO) was up 1.62% or 0.0110 points to 0.6910 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP (LS:EDP), which fell 2.24% or 0.0670 points to trade at 2.9220 at the close. EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR) declined 1.16% or 0.0830 points to end at 7.0630 and Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) was down 0.64% or 0.0390 points to 6.0180.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 11 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) rose to 3-years highs; up 2.24% or 0.3450 to 15.7800.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.86% or 0.43 to $50.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.60% or 0.29 to hit $48.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.25% or 3.35 to trade at $1313.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.24% to 1.1213, while EUR/GBP rose 0.82% to 0.8731.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 95.64.