Portugal's equity market ended the trading session higher, with sector-level strength in Utilities, Financials and Basic Materials lifting the PSI by 1.49% at the close in Lisbon.
Market breadth favoured advance:decline, with 16 stocks rising, 9 falling and 6 finishing unchanged on the Lisbon Stock Exchange.
Top performers
- EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) led gains on the PSI, climbing 4.55% or 0.59 points to finish at 13.55.
- The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR) added 2.96% or 0.09 points to close at 3.27.
- Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) rose 2.58% or 0.02 points to end the session at 0.83.
Lagging names
- Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) was the weakest among the listed names noted, slipping 1.13% or 0.06 points to 5.26 at the close.
- Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) declined 0.67% or 0.14 points to finish at 20.78.
- Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:RENE) fell 0.40% or 0.02 points to end at 3.74.
Commodities and fixed-income related moves
In commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery was down 2.98% or 2.99 to $97.24 a barrel, while crude oil for May delivery fell 1.80% or 1.66 to $90.69 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract moved higher, up 3.30% or 146.45 to trade at $4,580.55 a troy ounce.
Currencies and dollar index
Foreign exchange pairs showed small adjustments: EUR/USD was unchanged 0.34% to 1.16, and EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.08% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.12% to 99.36.
Market context
The session reflected selective buying interest concentrated in sectors tied to renewable energy, materials and domestic banking names. The stronger performance of several utilities and materials stocks contrasted with modest declines among select energy and telecom companies.
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