Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 lost 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Sonae Capital (LS:SONAC), which rose 1.12% or 0.0100 points to trade at 0.9060 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR) added 0.96% or 0.0850 points to end at 8.9300 and Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP) was up 0.90% or 0.0023 points to 0.2574 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT), which fell 3.06% or 0.3900 points to trade at 12.3700 at the close. Sonae (LS:YSO) declined 2.28% or 0.0240 points to end at 1.0300 and Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) was down 1.75% or 0.200 points to 11.220.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 17 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.06% or 0.3900 to 12.3700. Shares in EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR) rose to all time highs; rising 0.96% or 0.0850 to 8.9300.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 1.91% or 1.48 to $79.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August rose 1.09% or 0.80 to hit $74.25 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 4.80 to trade at $1255.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.98% to 1.1681, while EUR/GBP rose 0.05% to 0.8850.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.78% at 94.26.