Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 rose 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Sonae (LS:YSO), which rose 3.67% or 0.0390 points to trade at 1.1030 at the close. Meanwhile, Semapa (LS:SEM) added 2.25% or 0.5000 points to end at 22.7500 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was up 2.25% or 0.1800 points to 8.1800 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS), which fell 3.59% or 0.400 points to trade at 10.750 at the close. Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA) declined 1.87% or 0.0050 points to end at 0.2620 and Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) was down 1.55% or 0.180 points to 11.400.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 14 to 13 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.59% or 0.400 to 10.750. Shares in Semapa (LS:SEM) rose to all time highs; rising 2.25% or 0.5000 to 22.7500. Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.25% or 0.1800 to 8.1800.
Brent oil for August delivery was down 0.48% or 0.36 to $75.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July fell 1.18% or 0.77 to hit $64.75 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1303.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.61% to 1.1784, while EUR/GBP rose 0.40% to 0.8782.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 93.53.