Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Technology, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 lost 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS), which rose 1.75% or 0.200 points to trade at 11.650 at the close. Meanwhile, Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) added 0.97% or 0.0460 points to end at 4.7740 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was up 0.96% or 0.0500 points to 5.2400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT), which fell 1.74% or 0.2550 points to trade at 14.4150 at the close. Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) declined 1.14% or 0.1750 points to end at 15.1500 and The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) was down 0.92% or 0.0440 points to 4.7400.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 21 to 14 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.74% or 0.2550 to 14.4150.
Brent oil for May delivery was up 1.74% or 1.20 to $70.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May rose 1.94% or 1.25 to hit $65.55 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.61% or 21.40 to trade at $1348.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.52% to 1.2366, while EUR/GBP rose 0.10% to 0.8736.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 89.02.