Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.20%

Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Utilities, Financials and Industrials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Lisbon, the PSI rose 0.20% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the PSI were Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP), which unchanged 1.08% or 0.00 points to trade at 0.42 at the close. Meanwhile, The Navigator Company SA (ELI:NVGR) added 0.81% or 0.03 points to end at 3.72 and Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA) was up 0.67% or 0.06 points to 9.04 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS), which fell 1.53% or 0.06 points to trade at 3.55 at the close. EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) declined 0.48% or 0.07 points to end at 14.40 and Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT) was down 0.48% or 0.08 points to 16.66.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 14 to 14 and 5 ended unchanged.

Shares in Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) unchanged to 5-year highs; unchanged 1.08% or 0.00 to 0.42.

Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.68% or 0.52 to $77.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 0.91% or 0.67 to hit $74.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.10 to trade at $2,533.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.17% to 1.11, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.07% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 101.62.