Portugal's main stock index closed slightly higher on Tuesday, with sector-level gains in Financials, Industrials and Telecoms helping lift the PSI by 0.03% at the Lisbon close.
Among individual movers, CTT Correios de Portugal SA (ELI:CTT) was the session's strongest performer, advancing 1.97% - a rise of 0.13 points - to finish at 6.73. Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) added 1.86% or 0.01 points to close at 0.44, while Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) gained 1.42%, an increase of 0.01 points, to end the day at 0.90.
On the downside, Sonae SGPS SA (ELI:YSO) led losses, sliding 2.16% or 0.04 points to close at 2.00. EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) fell 0.96%, down 0.05 points to 4.65, and Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:RENE) declined 0.65% or 0.03 points to end at 3.81.
Market breadth on the Lisbon exchange was narrowly positive: 15 stocks registered gains, 13 declined and 3 finished unchanged.
Commodity markets showed notable movement during the session. Brent oil for June delivery dropped 3.77% - a fall of $3.75 - to $95.61 a barrel. US crude futures for May delivery fell more sharply, down 6.52% or $6.46, settling at $92.62 a barrel. By contrast, the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.38% - up $65.67 - to trade at $4,833.07 a troy ounce.
Currency markets were relatively stable. The euro versus the US dollar was effectively unchanged, at 1.18, reflecting a 0.26% move reported for the session. EUR/GBP also showed minimal movement, recorded as unchanged at 0.87 with a 0.15% figure. The US Dollar Index Futures was lower by 0.23%, at 97.93.
These end-of-day figures provide a snapshot of a market with modest net gains, concentrated in a handful of stocks and sectors, and influenced by contemporaneous commodity price swings and subdued currency fluctuations.