Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 fell 0.43% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA), which rose 1.57% or 0.160 points to trade at 10.320 at the close. Meanwhile, Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) added 1.53% or 0.0800 points to end at 5.3200 and CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) was up 0.64% or 0.0200 points to 3.1500 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mota Engil (LS:MOTA), which fell 4.47% or 0.1650 points to trade at 3.5250 at the close. Semapa (LS:SEM) declined 2.53% or 0.4800 points to end at 18.5200 and J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) was down 1.28% or 0.1850 points to 14.2300.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 24 to 13 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.28% or 0.1850 to 14.2300.
Brent oil for June delivery was down 0.44% or 0.31 to $69.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in May fell 0.67% or 0.44 to hit $65.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 5.40 to trade at $1355.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.77% to 1.2447, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8746.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.51% at 88.65.