Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.32%

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

At the close in Lisbon, the gained 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the were Altri SGPS SA (ELI:), which rose 1.34% or 0.07 points to trade at 5.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:) added 1.22% or 0.22 points to end at 18.30 and Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:) was up 1.08% or 0.03 points to 2.82 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Corticeira Amorim (ELI:), which fell 1.00% or 0.08 points to trade at 7.92 at the close. Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:) declined 0.89% or 0.02 points to end at 2.24 and EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:) was down 0.64% or 0.02 points to 3.11.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.

Shares in Corticeira Amorim (ELI:) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.00% or 0.08 to 7.92.

Brent oil for March delivery was down 0.15% or 0.11 to $73.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 0.20% or 0.14 to hit $69.96 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 12.69 to trade at $2,648.19 a troy ounce.

EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.44% to 0.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 107.90.