Portugal's equity market ended Thursday's session on a positive note, with the PSI up 1.47% at the close in Lisbon. Sector strength in Utilities, Consumer Goods and Financials underpinned the advance, producing a market-wide tilt toward gains.
The session's highest-performing names on the PSI included Ibersol SGPS (ELI:IBS), which gained 4.35% or 0.50 points to finish at 12.00. Renewable-energy developer EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) rose 2.46% or 0.34 points to close at 14.18, while EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) added 2.20% or 0.10 points to end the day at 4.64.
On the other side of the ledger, Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) was unchanged, showing a 0.00% move and finishing at 19.96. Teixeira Duarte (ELI:TDSA) was reported unchanged 0.45% or 0.00 points to end at 0.45. Altri SGPS SA (ELI:ALSS) registered a modest increase of 0.50% or 0.03 points, closing at 4.99.
Breadth on the Lisbon exchange skewed positive, with 20 stocks advancing, 6 declining and 2 finishing flat. That distribution reflected a market session where a subset of names led gains while a smaller group lagged or held steady.
Commodity markets showed mixed moves during the session. Brent oil for July delivery declined 0.54% or 0.60 to $109.84 a barrel. U.S. crude for June delivery fell 2.34% or 2.50 to $104.38 a barrel. Precious metals diverged from oil, with the June Gold Futures contract rising 1.43% or 65.21 to trade at $4,626.71 a troy ounce.
Currency markets favored the euro versus major peers on the day. EUR/USD rose 0.49% to 1.17, while EUR/GBP was unchanged 0.35% at 0.86. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures moved lower, down 0.84% to 98.00.
Overall, the session reflected sector-led participation in Lisbon, supported by strength in utilities and consumer-facing names, while energy-related instruments and global commodity prices moved variably throughout the trading day.