Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.14%

Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Consumer Services , Basic Materials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the PSI were Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA ), which rose 3.47% or 0.09 points to trade at 2.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT ) added 1.73% or 0.32 points to end at 18.77 and Altri SGPS SA (ELI:ALSS ) was up 1.45% or 0.08 points to 5.24 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR ), which fell 2.30% or 0.24 points to trade at 9.99 at the close. Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS ) declined 0.89% or 0.03 points to end at 3.36 and Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA ) was down 0.85% or 0.07 points to 8.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 11 to 11 and 7 ended unchanged.

Shares in EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR ) fell to 3-years lows; down 2.30% or 0.24 to 9.99.

Brent oil for February delivery was up 1.47% or 1.06 to $73.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January rose 1.92% or 1.32 to hit $69.91 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 38.09 to trade at $2,756.49 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.19% to 1.05, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.11% to 0.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 106.25.

Source: Investing.com