Portugal's stock market ended the trading day in the red on Friday, as declines in Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Industrials exerted downward pressure on the main index.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI registered a loss of 0.05%.
Top performers
- Semapa (ELI:SEM) outpaced peers, finishing up 3.85% - a gain of 0.90 points - to close at 24.30. The stock rose to an all-time high during the session.
- Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) added 0.98%, or 0.01 points, ending the day at 0.91.
- Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT) increased 0.57%, or 0.12 points, to finish at 21.22.
Lagging names
- Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) was the weakest performer, falling 2.46% - a loss of 0.46 points - to close at 18.24.
- Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA) declined 1.57%, or 0.11 points, to finish at 6.91.
- Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) slipped 1.54%, or 0.08 points, ending the session at 4.80.
On the Lisbon Stock Exchange, declining stocks slightly outnumbered advancing ones, with 12 falling and 11 rising, while 4 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities and currency moves
In commodities trading, Brent crude for April delivery was essentially flat, down 0.01% or 0.01 to $71.65 a barrel. U.S. crude for April delivery edged lower by 0.11% or 0.07, settling at $66.33 a barrel. The April Gold Futures contract posted a notable rise, gaining 1.90% or 95.06 to trade at $5,092.46 a troy ounce.
On the foreign exchange front, EUR/USD was unchanged, at 1.18 (a 0.08% move reported), while EUR/GBP was likewise unchanged at 0.87 (a 0.13% move reported). The US Dollar Index Futures retreated 0.14% to 97.72.
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