Portugal's equity market closed higher in Lisbon on Wednesday, with the PSI index advancing 0.29% to register a new five-year high.
Gains were concentrated in several sectors, notably Financials, Utilities and Industrials, which collectively supported the market's upward movement by the close of trading.
Top performers
- EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:EDP) led the winners, rising 1.49% or 0.07 points to finish at 4.49. The stock moved up to a 52-week high in the session.
- Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) added 1.13% or 0.06 points to close at 5.35.
- Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) gained 1.13% or 0.01 points to end the day at 0.92.
Lagging names
- Corticeira Amorim (ELI:CORA) was the weakest performer, slipping 1.01% or 0.07 points to close at 6.88.
- Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) declined 0.90% or 0.17 points to end at 18.26.
- Semapa (ELI:SEM) fell 0.82% or 0.20 points to finish at 24.10.
Breadth on the Lisbon exchange skewed positive: 13 stocks rose versus 9 that fell, while 8 issues were unchanged at the close.
Commodity prices and currency markets showed mixed activity during the session. Brent crude for May delivery inched up 0.06% or 0.04 to $70.62 a barrel, while US crude for April delivery dipped 0.26% or 0.17 to $65.46 a barrel. Precious metals also moved, with the April Gold Futures contract rising 1.10% or 56.75 to trade at 5,233.05 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange, EUR/USD was effectively unchanged around 1.18 with a recorded 0.30% move, and EUR/GBP showed little net change at 0.87 with a 0.18% move. The US Dollar Index Futures was lower, down 0.18% at 97.60.
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This summary reflects closing prices and market movements disclosed at the end of trading in Lisbon on Wednesday and the contemporaneous commodity and FX levels reported for the same session.