Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Industrials and Financials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP), which rose 2.16% or 0.3550 points to trade at 16.7800 at the close. Meanwhile, Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) added 1.72% or 0.1400 points to end at 8.3000 and Semapa (LS:SEM) was up 1.29% or 0.2200 points to 17.3200 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mota Engil (LS:MOTA), which fell 2.12% or 0.0450 points to trade at 2.0750 at the close. Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) declined 1.89% or 0.220 points to end at 11.420 and Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC) was down 1.70% or 0.0130 points to 0.7530.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 20 to 13 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.12% or 0.0450 to 2.0750. Shares in Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC) fell to 52-week lows; losing 1.70% or 0.0130 to 0.7530.
Brent oil for December delivery was up 2.75% or 2.15 to $80.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 2.16% or 1.53 to hit $72.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 3.80 to trade at $1205.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.16% to 1.1768, while EUR/GBP fell 0.03% to 0.8966.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 93.71.