Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the lost 0.05% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the were CTT Correios de Portugal SA (ELI:), which rose 10.59% or 0.50 points to trade at 5.17 at the close. Meanwhile, Altri SGPS SA (ELI:) added 0.78% or 0.04 points to end at 5.16 and Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:) was up 0.27% or 0.05 points to 18.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were EDP Renovaveis (ELI:), which fell 1.78% or 0.18 points to trade at 9.65 at the close. EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:) declined 1.30% or 0.04 points to end at 3.12 and Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:) was down 1.29% or 0.04 points to 2.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 17 to 13 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in CTT Correios de Portugal SA (ELI:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 10.59% or 0.50 to 5.17. Shares in EDP Renovaveis (ELI:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.78% or 0.18 to 9.65. Shares in EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.30% or 0.04 to 3.12.
Brent oil for February delivery was down 0.80% or 0.59 to $72.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in January fell 1.67% or 1.18 to hit $69.40 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 1.69% or 44.91 to trade at $2,608.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.15% to 1.04, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.50% to 0.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 108.09.
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