Lisbon equities finished the session lower on Friday, with the PSI closing down 0.33% after selling pressure concentrated in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Financials sectors.
At the close of trade in Lisbon, the benchmark PSI registered a 0.33% decline. Market breadth was tilted toward the downside: 15 stocks fell, 13 advanced and 5 were unchanged on the Lisbon Stock Exchange.
Among individual movers, Semapa (ELI:SEM) led gains on the index, rising 1.21% - a 0.24 point increase - to finish at 20.10. The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR) added 0.62% or 0.02 points to close at 3.26, while EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) rose 0.61% or 0.03 points to end the day at 4.47.
On the downside, Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:RENE) recorded the largest percentage loss among the PSI constituents, slipping 1.99% or 0.07 points to close at 3.45. Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) fell 1.61% or 0.01 points to finish at 0.49, and Sonae SGPS SA (ELI:YSO) declined 1.45% or 0.03 points to 2.04.
The session also reflected moves in commodity markets. Brent oil for October delivery increased 0.63% or 0.55 to trade at $87.43 a barrel. U.S. crude for September delivery rose 1.12% or 0.94 to $84.53 a barrel. In precious metals, the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.51% or 62.10 to trade at $4,038.00 a troy ounce.
Currency markets were comparatively muted. EUR/USD was unchanged 0.11% to 1.15, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.09% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures gained 0.22% to sit at 99.94.
Taken together, the trading day in Lisbon showed a market with selective strength in energy and utilities names, against broader weakness led by consumer-facing and industrial stocks. Volume and broader market internals pointed to more decliners than advancers by the close.