Portugal's main equity gauge ended Tuesday's session higher, buoyed by advances across several cyclical sectors. At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.35%.
Top movers
The leading stocks on the PSI included Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT), which climbed 3.55% - gaining 0.58 points to finish at 16.92. Semapa (ELI:SEM) added 2.21%, or 0.45 points, to reach 20.80, while The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR) advanced 1.97%, rising 0.06 points to 3.31 at the close.
Underperformers
On the downside, EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) recorded the steepest drop among the listed names, falling 1.19% or 0.17 points to close at 14.12. EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) declined 0.74% (down 0.03 points) to 4.55, and Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) slipped 0.65% or 0.01 points to 1.07.
Market breadth
At the Lisbon Stock Exchange, advancing issues outnumbered decliners by 13 to 11, and three stocks finished unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
Energy markets were notably firmer: Brent oil for September delivery gained 3.01%, up $2.17 to $74.16 a barrel. U.S. crude for August delivery rose 2.89%, adding $1.98 to settle at $70.53 a barrel. In metals, the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.36%, or $15.19, to trade at $4,152.31 a troy ounce.
Foreign-exchange moves were muted at the close. EUR/USD was effectively unchanged, moving 0.17% to 1.14, while EUR/GBP registered a 0.05% move to 0.85. The US Dollar Index Futures traded up 0.14% at 100.75.
Overall, the session reflected selective strength among Portuguese names, with consumer-related, materials and industrial stocks providing the primary upward momentum as commodity prices and global FX benchmarks posted modestly mixed results.