Portugal's equity market ended Monday's session under pressure, with the PSI index closing down 0.78% and marking a new one-month low at the Lisbon close. Sector moves were led on the downside by Telecoms, Industrials and Basic Materials, which weighed on the broader benchmark.
Among individual stocks, Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) was the session's strongest performer on the PSI, climbing 1.93% - a 0.38 point increase - to finish at 20.07. The stock's rise took it to a 52-week high at the close.
Other modest gains included Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:JMT), which added 0.47% or 0.10 points to settle at 21.38. Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:BCP) closed unchanged at 0.81, registering no net movement in late trade.
On the downside, Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) fell 5.43%, losing 0.30 points to record a 5.22 close. Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:MOTA) declined 3.09% or 0.15 points to end at 4.58, while Semapa (ELI:SEM) was down 2.49%, a drop of 0.55 points to 21.55.
Market breadth on the Lisbon Stock Exchange skewed heavily toward falling stocks, with 20 decliners compared with six advancers and five shares finishing unchanged.
Commodities and currency moves accompanied the equity action. Brent oil for May delivery surged 7.67% - an increase of $7.11 - to trade at $99.80 a barrel. U.S. crude for April delivery rose 4.49% or $4.08, reaching $94.98 a barrel. In precious metals, the April Gold Futures contract eased 0.97%, a decline of $49.86, to trade at $5,108.84 an ounce.
Foreign exchange rates were largely stable in the session. EUR/USD was broadly unchanged, moving 0.29% to 1.16, while EUR/GBP was nearly flat, changing 0.10% to 0.87. The US Dollar Index Futures ticked higher by 0.12% to 99.10.
Summary of key market statistics from the session:
- PSI performance: -0.78%, new one-month low at close.
- Top gainer: Galp Energia Nom (ELI:GALP) +1.93% to 20.07; reached a 52-week high.
- Major decliner: Nos SGPS SA (ELI:NOS) -5.43% to 5.22.
- Breadth: 20 falling stocks, 6 advancing, 5 unchanged.
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The market closed with mixed signals: a clear downward tilt in the PSI, concentrated sector weakness, a narrow set of advancing names led by energy, and notable volatility in commodity markets during the trading day.