Investing.com – Portugal stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Lisbon, the fell 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the were Galp Energia Nom (ELI:), which rose 0.88% or 0.17 points to trade at 19.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Banco Comercial Portugues (ELI:) unchanged 0.63% or 0.00 points to end at 0.33 and Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:) was up 0.60% or 0.05 points to 8.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Semapa (ELI:), which fell 1.26% or 0.18 points to trade at 14.16 at the close. Corticeira Amorim (ELI:) declined 1.09% or 0.10 points to end at 9.11 and EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:) was down 1.07% or 0.04 points to 3.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 21 to 9 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.60% or 0.05 to 8.35.
Brent oil for September delivery was down 0.02% or 0.02 to $84.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in August fell 0.20% or 0.16 to hit $80.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.76% or 17.65 to trade at $2,313.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.27% to 1.07, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.18% to 0.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 105.68.
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