Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 fell 1.44%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPRu), which rose 0.31% or 0.0220 points to trade at 7.0080 at the close. Meanwhile, J. Martins SGPS (LS:JMT) added 0.30% or 0.0350 points to end at 11.6550 and Banif SA (LS:BANIF) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.0000 points to 0.0020 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Impresa SGPS (LS:IMPA), which fell 3.75% or 0.0180 points to trade at 0.4620 at the close. Banco BPI (LS:BBPI) declined 3.57% or 0.0420 points to end at 1.1330 and Altri SGPS (LS:ALSS) was down 3.53% or 0.1730 points to 4.7260.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 44 to 11 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in EDP Renovaveis (LS:EDPRu) rose to 3-years highs; rising 0.31% or 0.0220 to 7.0080. Shares in Impresa SGPS (LS:IMPA) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.75% or 0.0180 to 0.4620.
Brent oil for February delivery was down 1.75% or 0.65 to $36.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in February fell 1.16% or 0.42 to hit $35.64 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.40% or 14.90 to trade at $1079.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.46% to 1.0916, while EUR/GBP rose 0.56% to 0.7335.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 98.46.