Portugal's equity benchmark ended the trading day in Lisbon with modest gains on Monday, the PSI closing 0.59% higher. The session's advance was attributable to increases in the Utilities, Consumer Goods and Basic Materials sectors, which together pushed the index upward.
Among individual stocks, Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) led the list of winners, climbing 5.97% - a rise of 0.02 points that took the share price to 0.44 at the close. EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) also posted a notable gain, adding 4.07% or 0.55 points to finish at 14.08. Ibersol SGPS (ELI:IBS) rounded out the top performers, rising 1.53% or 0.18 points to close at 11.94.
On the downside, Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA) was the largest decliner, falling 2.30% or 0.15 points to end the session at 6.38. Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) slipped 1.52% or 0.09 points to close at 5.53, while Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT) eased 0.49% or 0.10 points to finish at 20.40.
Market breadth on the Lisbon exchange was narrowly positive: 13 stocks advanced and 12 declined, with 4 issues finishing unchanged.
Commodities traded with mixed outcomes during the same period. Brent oil for July delivery rose 2.31% or 2.29 to reach $101.42 a barrel. U.S. crude for June delivery increased 1.87% or 1.77, settling at $96.17 a barrel. In contrast, the June Gold Futures contract declined 1.10% or 52.19, trading at $4,688.71 a troy ounce.
Foreign-exchange rates were largely unchanged at the close. EUR/USD was effectively flat, moving 0.09% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was also essentially unchanged, shifting 0.08% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures ended the session down 0.17% at 98.20.
Summary of close: the PSI registered a 0.59% gain as select sectors led the market higher, individual winners outnumbered losers by a narrow margin, and commodity and currency markets showed divergent moves.