Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 gained 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which rose 2.08% or 0.0050 points to trade at 0.2450 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP (LS:EDP) added 1.81% or 0.0620 points to end at 3.4920 and Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) was up 1.79% or 0.200 points to 11.380 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR), which fell 0.49% or 0.0450 points to trade at 9.0550 at the close. Semapa (LS:SEM) declined 0.22% or 0.0500 points to end at 23.0000 and Sonae (LS:YSO) was down 0.10% or 0.0010 points to 1.0220.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 24 to 8 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in EDP (LS:EDP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.81% or 0.0620 to 3.4920.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 1.19% or 0.92 to $78.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.22% or 0.16 to hit $73.64 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 4.50 to trade at $1260.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.01% to 1.1746, while EUR/GBP rose 0.54% to 0.8887.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 93.85.