Portugal's main stock index finished the trading day with a marginal gain on Thursday, as positive moves in Telecoms, Utilities and Basic Materials helped offset losses elsewhere. At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.01%.
Among individual stocks, Ibersol SGPS (ELI:IBS) was the session's strongest performer, climbing 2.30% or 0.25 points to finish at 11.10. Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) also advanced, adding 2.27% or 0.43 points to reach 19.16 by the close. Telecoms name Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) rose 1.67% or 0.09 points to trade at 5.47 in late dealing.
On the downside, Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) led declines, falling 2.53% or 0.02 points to end the session at 0.82. Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) shed 2.29% or 0.11 points to close at 4.62, while Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) slipped 1.86% or 0.01 points to 0.47.
Market breadth in Lisbon was tilted toward decliners: falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 14 to 10, and 7 issues finished unchanged.
Notably, shares of Nos SGPS SA reached a five-year high during the session, finishing up 1.67% or 0.09 at 5.47.
Commodity markets moved distinctly during the period. Brent oil for May delivery gained 3.81% or 3.10 to $84.50 a barrel. U.S. crude for April delivery rose 6.44% or 4.81 to $79.47 a barrel. By contrast, the April Gold Futures contract declined 0.80% or 40.86 to trade at $5,093.84 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange rates showed some movement as well. EUR/USD was down 0.44% to 1.16. EUR/GBP unchanged 0.06% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.51% at 99.23.
Overall, the session closed with a narrowly positive reading for the PSI, supported by sector-specific strength while a larger number of individual listings finished lower. The swings in energy and precious metals markets, alongside modest currency moves, framed a market environment of selective stock-level gains rather than broad-based advance.