Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 rose 0.12% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR), which rose 5.22% or 0.2600 points to trade at 5.2400 at the close. Meanwhile, Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) added 4.38% or 0.2800 points to end at 6.6700 and Semapa (LS:SEM) was up 3.48% or 0.6600 points to 19.6400 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP), which fell 2.72% or 0.0080 points to trade at 0.2863 at the close. Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) declined 1.90% or 0.0940 points to end at 4.8520 and Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) was down 1.85% or 0.0050 points to 0.2655.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 19 to 13 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) rose to all time highs; rising 5.22% or 0.2600 to 5.2400. Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to all time highs; up 4.38% or 0.2800 to 6.6700.
Brent oil for July delivery was up 0.88% or 0.69 to $78.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $70.89 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.96% or 25.90 to trade at $1292.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.46% to 1.1872, while EUR/GBP fell 0.22% to 0.8781.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 92.95.