Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Telecoms, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 rose 0.63% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which rose 4.18% or 0.0150 points to trade at 0.3740 at the close. Meanwhile, Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) added 3.91% or 0.1680 points to end at 4.4680 and Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) was up 2.39% or 0.0740 points to 3.1720 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP), which fell 0.60% or 0.0900 points to trade at 14.9950 at the close. EDP (LS:EDP) declined 0.13% or 0.0040 points to end at 3.1850 and Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC) was 0.00% or 0.0000 points to 0.8710.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 27 to 6 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.91% or 0.1680 to 4.4680. Shares in Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.39% or 0.0740 to 3.1720.
Brent oil for December delivery was down 0.58% or 0.33 to $56.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in November rose 0.21% or 0.11 to hit $51.67 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.65 to trade at $1287.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.13% to 1.1802, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.8816.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 93.02.