Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 lost 0.63%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Sonae (LS:YSO), which rose 0.83% or 0.0060 points to trade at 0.7300 at the close. Meanwhile, Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) added 0.56% or 0.0340 points to end at 6.1100 and Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) was up 0.43% or 0.0550 points to 12.7500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR), which fell 1.95% or 0.1390 points to trade at 6.9750 at the close. CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) declined 1.88% or 0.1150 points to end at 6.0000 and REN (LS:RENE) was down 1.84% or 0.0490 points to 2.6150.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 29 to 16 and 5 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 1.26% or 0.65 to $50.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.17% or 0.59 to hit $49.93 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.75% or 9.45 to trade at $1273.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.06% to 1.0887, while EUR/GBP rose 0.44% to 0.8931.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 98.69.