Portugal's stock market ended Thursday's session in negative territory, with the PSI closing down 0.60% in Lisbon. Sector-level weakness in Consumer Services, Utilities and Technology contributed to the overall decline.
Market close - At the closing bell the PSI registered a 0.60% fall. The session saw a greater number of falling issues than advancing ones on the Lisbon exchange: 15 stocks declined, 12 rose and 6 finished unchanged.
Top performers - Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) was the session's strongest performer on the PSI, gaining 3.88% or 0.18 points to finish at 4.82. CTT Correios de Portugal SA (ELI:CTT) added 0.46% or 0.03 points to close at 6.59. Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) was up 0.42% with no change in absolute points and closed at 0.48 in late trade.
Largest decliners - Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) posted the biggest drop among the highlighted names, slipping 2.08% or 0.44 points to end the day at 20.71. Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:RENE) fell 1.54% or 0.06 points to finish at 3.51. Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT) declined 0.88% or 0.16 points to close at 18.00.
Commodities - Brent oil for November delivery rose 0.67% or 0.58 to $87.52 a barrel. U.S. crude for October delivery increased 0.56% or 0.46 to $82.69 a barrel. The December gold futures contract climbed 0.16% or 7.26 to trade at $4,660.56 a troy ounce.
Currencies and dollar index - The euro was largely unchanged against major peers: EUR/USD moved 0.03% higher to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was unchanged at 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 99.06.
Market breadth and context - With more declines than advances and several sectoral losers driving the move, the session reflected selective selling rather than a broad market rout. The outcome left the PSI lower at the close, with energy names among the notable detractors while construction and postal services-related firms registered gains.
This report presents closing prices, percentage changes and points for the securities and contracts cited, and notes the distribution of advancing, declining and unchanged listings on the Lisbon Stock Exchange for the session described.