Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Utilities and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 rose 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Mota Engil (LS:MOTA), which rose 1.86% or 0.0370 points to trade at 2.0250 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR) added 1.74% or 0.1500 points to end at 8.7700 and EDP (LS:EDP) was up 1.62% or 0.0510 points to 3.2010 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT), which fell 3.59% or 0.4400 points to trade at 11.8300 at the close. Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) declined 2.74% or 0.0046 points to end at 0.1632 and The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) was down 1.68% or 0.0740 points to 4.3280.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 16 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.59% or 0.4400 to 11.8300. Shares in Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.74% or 0.0046 to 0.1632.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 0.60% or 0.51 to $85.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.29% or 0.22 to hit $75.45 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 3.90 to trade at $1203.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.22% to 1.1522, while EUR/GBP fell 0.33% to 0.8868.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 95.36.