Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Goods, Utilities and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 fell 1.36% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Mota Engil (LS:MOTA), which rose 1.35% or 0.0230 points to trade at 1.7250 at the close. Meanwhile, Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) added 0.40% or 0.0010 points to end at 0.2480 and Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC) was up 0.29% or 0.0020 points to 0.7000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA), which fell 7.46% or 0.645 points to trade at 8.000 at the close. Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP) declined 2.67% or 0.0320 points to end at 1.1650 and EDP (LS:EDP) was down 2.03% or 0.0590 points to 2.8500.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 32 to 8 and 14 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for January delivery was down 2.01% or 0.93 to $45.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 1.75% or 0.78 to hit $43.88 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1302.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.09% to 1.1115, while EUR/GBP fell 0.22% to 0.8890.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 97.11.