Investing.com – Portugal equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Industrials, Financials and Consumer Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 gained 0.08% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the PSI 20 were Galp Energia Nom (LS:GALP), which rose 2.51% or 0.3650 points to trade at 14.9000 at the close. Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) added 1.61% or 0.0470 points to end at 2.9730 and Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS) was up 1.45% or 0.185 points to 12.985 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT), which lost 0.90% or 0.0460 points to trade at 5.0500 in late trade. EDP (LS:EDP) declined 0.87% or 0.0280 points to end at 3.1970 and The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) shed 0.77% or 0.0310 points to 4.0170.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 18 to 16 and 9 ended unchanged on the Lisbon Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.18% or 0.10 to $56.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in November fell 0.28% or 0.14 to hit $50.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.73 to trade at $1298.53 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.04% to 1.1947, while EUR/GBP rose 0.51% to 0.8837.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 91.96.