Portugal's benchmark PSI index ended Monday's trading in Lisbon with a small gain, rising 0.07% at the close. Sector strength in Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Services supported the advance, producing a market finish slightly in the green.
The session's leading individual stocks included Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP), which climbed 2.74% - an increase of 0.57 points - to finish at 21.40. Semapa (ELI:SEM) followed, adding 2.42% or 0.50 points to close at 21.20. Telecom operator Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) posted a more modest gain of 0.72%, up 0.04 points to end the day at 5.03.
On the downside, Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) was one of the weakest names, falling 1.29% or 0.06 points to close at 4.75. Renewable-energy company EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) declined 1.23%, down 0.17 points to 13.66, while The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR) slipped 0.73% or 0.02 points to finish at 3.25.
Market breadth favored decliners on the Lisbon exchange: falling issues outnumbered advancers by 19 to 6, with 5 stocks ending the session unchanged.
Commodities and futures
Energy contracts registered significant moves during the session. Brent crude for December delivery rose 4.89% - gaining 4.21 points - to $90.33 a barrel. U.S. crude for October delivery increased 2.53%, or 2.11 points, to $85.51 a barrel. In metals, the December Gold Futures contract declined 0.99%, losing 45.04 to trade at $4,484.86 a troy ounce.
In currency and index futures, EUR/USD moved 0.28% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP shifted 0.18% to 0.86. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 99.39 by the close.
Session snapshot
- PSI: +0.07% at close in Lisbon
- Top gainers: Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) +2.74%; Semapa (ELI:SEM) +2.42%; Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) +0.72%
- Top laggards: Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) -1.29%; EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) -1.23%; The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR) -0.73%
- Market breadth: 19 decliners, 6 advancers, 5 unchanged
This close presents a compact view of market movement in Lisbon for the trading day, with a handful of stocks producing outsized percentage changes while the broader index finished with only a marginal gain.