Investing.com – Portugal stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Lisbon, the added 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:), which rose 2.01% or 0.07 points to trade at 3.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Semapa (ELI:) added 1.77% or 0.26 points to end at 14.94 and Nos SGPS SA (ELI:) was up 0.85% or 0.03 points to 3.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:), which fell 0.89% or 0.08 points to trade at 8.35 at the close. Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:) declined 0.64% or 0.02 points to end at 2.33 and Altri SGPS SA (ELI:) was down 0.55% or 0.03 points to 5.39.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 15 to 12 and 2 ended unchanged.
Brent oil for September delivery was down 0.22% or 0.19 to $85.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.17% or 0.14 to hit $82.48 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.17% or 4.00 to trade at $2,417.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.35% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.23% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 103.80.
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