LISBON: Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Telecoms and Industrials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the PSI 20 lost 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the PSI 20 were Ibersol SGPS (LS:IBS), which rose 3.13% or 0.440 points to trade at 14.480 at the close. Meanwhile, Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) added 2.33% or 0.250 points to end at 11.000 and The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) was up 1.73% or 0.0660 points to 3.8860 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pharol SGPS SA (LS:PHRA), which fell 4.84% or 0.0120 points to trade at 0.2360 at the close. Nos SGPS SA (LS:NOS) declined 3.24% or 0.1760 points to end at 5.2580 and Mota Engil (LS:MOTA) was down 1.81% or 0.0430 points to 2.3340.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 17 to 16 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Corticeira Amorim (LS:CORA) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.33% or 0.250 to 11.000. Shares in The Navigator Company SA (LS:NVGR) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.73% or 0.0660 to 3.8860.
Brent oil for July delivery was up 0.29% or 0.15 to $51.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in June rose 0.31% or 0.15 to hit $49.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.11 to trade at $1268.01 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was up 0.21% to 1.0896, while EUR/GBP fell 0.14% to 0.8414.