Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.19%
Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrials , Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.19% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the PSI were Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI: MOTA ), which rose 10.01% or 0.41 points to trade at 4.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Ibersol SGPS (ELI: IBS ) added 2.23% or 0.20 points to end at 9.18 and Sonae SGPS SA (ELI: YSO ) was up 2.14% or 0.02 points to 1.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (ELI: EDPR ), which fell 2.68% or 0.25 points to trade at 8.89 at the close. Altri SGPS SA (ELI: ALSS ) declined 2.24% or 0.14 points to end at 6.12 and Corticeira Amorim (ELI: CORA ) was down 0.95% or 0.08 points to 8.33.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 9 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI: MOTA ) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.01% or 0.41 to 4.55.
Brent oil for July delivery was up 0.89% or 0.58 to $65.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in July rose 1.13% or 0.70 to hit $62.67 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.39% or 44.30 to trade at $3,231.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.65% to 1.12, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.05% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.67% at 100.27.