Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.83%

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

At the close in Lisbon, the PSI added 0.83% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the PSI were Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT), which rose 1.91% or 0.31 points to trade at 16.50 at the close. Meanwhile, EDP Renovaveis (ELI:EDPR) added 1.82% or 0.28 points to end at 15.66 and Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:GVOLT) was up 1.74% or 0.15 points to 8.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP), which fell 0.77% or 0.14 points to trade at 17.33 at the close. Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA) declined 0.45% or 0.04 points to end at 8.90 and Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) was 0.08% or 0.00 points to 2.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 18 to 9 and 9 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) unchanged to 52-week lows; unchanged 0.08% or 0.00 to 2.50.

Brent oil for November delivery was up 0.82% or 0.58 to $71.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in October rose 1.20% or 0.81 to hit $68.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 5.40 to trade at $2,530.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.10, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.03% to 0.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 101.51.