Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Industrials, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 fell 0.53% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR), which rose 2.08% or 0.0720 points to trade at 3.5260 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP (LS:EDP) added 1.01% or 0.0300 points to end at 3.0100 and J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) was up 0.69% or 0.0700 points to 10.1750 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA), which fell 4.39% or 0.390 points to trade at 8.490 at the close. CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) declined 2.38% or 0.0720 points to end at 2.9520 and EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPR) was down 2.35% or 0.1800 points to 7.4750.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 22 to 5 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.39% or 0.390 to 8.490.
Brent oil for February delivery was down 0.33% or 0.18 to $54.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.50% or 0.23 to hit $46.11 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.58% or 7.30 to trade at $1260.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.49% to 1.1390, while EUR/GBP fell 0.48% to 0.9001.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.60% at 96.303.