Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.48% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS), which rose 4.63% or 0.1900 points to trade at 4.2980 at the close. Meanwhile, CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) added 2.35% or 0.1170 points to end at 5.0970 and Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP) was up 2.34% or 0.0034 points to 0.1485 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Montepio (LS:MPIO), which fell 1.11% or 0.005 points to trade at 0.445 at the close. J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) declined 0.99% or 0.1600 points to end at 16.0600 and Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) was down 0.83% or 0.1150 points to 13.6950.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 22 to 11 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.63% or 0.1900 to 4.2980.
Brent oil for April delivery was down 0.30% or 0.17 to $55.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.21% or 0.11 to hit $53.09 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 7.00 to trade at $1232.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.11% to 1.0589, while EUR/GBP rose 0.34% to 0.8509.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 101.16.