Investing.com – Portugal equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Financials, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 added 0.49%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the PSI 20 were Banco Comercial Portugues (LS:BCP), which rose 3.89% or 0.0007 points to trade at 0.0187 at the close. Sonae (LS:YSO) added 3.67% or 0.0240 points to end at 0.6780 and The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) was up 1.65% or 0.0470 points to 2.9020 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA), which lost 1.19% or 0.095 points to trade at 7.855 in late trade. CTT Correios de Portugal SA (LS:CTT) declined 0.55% or 0.0380 points to end at 6.8220 and J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) shed 0.54% or 0.0800 points to 14.8350.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 31 to 14 and 8 ended unchanged on the Lisbon Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Brent oil for October delivery was up 2.55% or 1.13 to $45.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 2.92% or 1.22 to hit $43.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.12% or 1.60 to trade at $1342.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was down 0.06% to 1.1079, while EUR/GBP rose 0.15% to 0.8497.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 96.36.