Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms , Financials and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI were Altri SGPS SA (ELI: ALSS ), which rose 2.46% or 0.14 points to trade at 5.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI: BCP ) added 1.85% or 0.01 points to end at 0.52 and Nos SGPS SA (ELI: NOS ) was up 1.36% or 0.05 points to 3.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (ELI: EDPR ), which fell 1.59% or 0.14 points to trade at 8.68 at the close. EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI: EDP ) declined 1.35% or 0.04 points to end at 2.92 and Galp Energia Nom (ELI: GALP ) was down 0.80% or 0.14 points to 16.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 14 to 13 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Altri SGPS SA (ELI: ALSS ) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.46% or 0.14 to 5.83. Shares in EDP Renovaveis (ELI: EDPR ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.59% or 0.14 to 8.68. Shares in Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI: BCP ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 1.85% or 0.01 to 0.52. Shares in EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI: EDP ) fell to 5-year lows; down 1.35% or 0.04 to 2.92.
Brent oil for March delivery was down 0.87% or 0.69 to $78.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in March fell 0.95% or 0.72 to hit $74.72 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.33% or 9.09 to trade at $2,761.81 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.12% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.17% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 107.90.