Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Industrials and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.30% 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 6.32% or 0.0135 points to trade at 0.2270 at the close. Meanwhile, Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) added 1.86% or 0.1100 points to end at 6.0100 and Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) was up 1.85% or 0.2950 points to 16.2450 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were F.Rama (LS:RAMA), which fell 3.91% or 0.500 points to trade at 12.300 at the close. Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) declined 1.77% or 0.200 points to end at 11.100 and J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) was down 1.09% or 0.1550 points to 14.0450.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 16 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to all time highs; gaining 1.86% or 0.1100 to 6.0100. Shares in J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.09% or 0.1550 to 14.0450.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 0.20% or 0.15 to $74.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.31% or 0.21 to hit $68.19 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.98% or 13.10 to trade at $1325.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.59% to 1.2215, while EUR/GBP fell 0.19% to 0.8759.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.63% at 90.65.