Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Sonae (LS:YSO), which rose 2.47% or 0.0270 points to trade at 1.1220 at the close. Meanwhile, Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) added 2.17% or 0.0750 points to end at 3.5350 and The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) was up 0.94% or 0.0440 points to 4.7240 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT), which fell 2.97% or 0.0900 points to trade at 2.9400 at the close. F.Rama (LS:RAMA) declined 2.34% or 0.300 points to end at 12.500 and Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS) was down 1.32% or 0.150 points to 11.250.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 16 to 14 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) fell to all time lows; losing 2.97% or 0.0900 to 2.9400.
Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.20% or 0.14 to $71.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $66.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.70 to trade at $1348.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.25% to 1.2349, while EUR/GBP rose 0.07% to 0.8641.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 89.31.