Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Telecoms and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which rose 6.22% or 0.0125 points to trade at 0.2135 at the close. Meanwhile, F.Rama (LS:RAMA) added 3.23% or 0.400 points to end at 12.800 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was up 1.90% or 0.1100 points to 5.9000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP), which fell 0.99% or 0.1600 points to trade at 15.9500 at the close. Semapa (LS:SEM) declined 0.97% or 0.1800 points to end at 18.4400 and Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) was down 0.70% or 0.080 points to 11.300.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 24 to 12 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.90% or 0.1100 to 5.9000.
Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.16% or 0.12 to $73.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.18% or 0.12 to hit $68.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.69% or 9.30 to trade at $1339.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.2292, while EUR/GBP fell 0.07% to 0.8758.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 90.02.