Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 gained 0.74% 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 8.81% or 0.0200 points to trade at 0.2470 at the close. Meanwhile, J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) added 2.35% or 0.3300 points to end at 14.3750 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was up 2.33% or 0.1400 points to 6.1500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mota Engil (LS:MOTA), which fell 1.52% or 0.0550 points to trade at 3.5650 at the close. Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP) declined 0.80% or 0.1300 points to end at 16.1150 and Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) was down 0.04% or 0.0020 points to 4.9280.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 20 to 12 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) rose to all time highs; rising 2.33% or 0.1400 to 6.1500.
Brent oil for June delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $74.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June fell 0.12% or 0.08 to hit $68.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 8.80 to trade at $1332.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.2235, while EUR/GBP fell 0.09% to 0.8751.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 90.56.