Portugal's stock market finished the trading day in positive territory, with the PSI index up 1.18% at the close in Lisbon. The advance was paced by gains in the Technology, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors, which together helped push the benchmark higher.
Among individual stocks, Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) led the winners, climbing 3.00% — a 0.61-point increase — to finish at 20.92. Semapa (ELI:SEM) was also among the stronger performers, adding 1.67% or 0.35 points to close at 21.35. EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) rose 1.65%, up 0.21 points to end the session at 12.96.
On the downside, several names recorded modest declines. Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) slipped 1.66% or 0.01 points to close at 0.41. CTT Correios de Portugal SA (ELI:CTT) fell 0.67%, a 0.04-point drop, ending the day at 5.95. Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) was down 0.28% or 0.01 points to 4.28.
Market breadth in Lisbon favored advancing issues, with 18 stocks rising versus five that fell; seven issues finished unchanged.
Commodity markets showed marked moves during the session. Brent oil for June delivery gained 4.75%, up 4.56 to trade at $100.48 a barrel. U.S. crude for May delivery rose 5.64%, a 4.97 increase, to $93.10 a barrel. In precious metals, the June Gold Futures contract declined 0.27%, down 11.99 to trade at $4,427.51 a troy ounce.
Currency markets were relatively steady. EUR/USD was unchanged 0.41% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.08% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.69% to 99.40.
Readers should note the market moves recorded at the close reflect the session's final prices in Lisbon and related global commodity and currency benchmarks as stated above.