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 declined 2.61%.
The best performers of the session on the were Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:), which rose 1.13% or 0.10 points to trade at 8.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA (ELI:) added 0.84% or 0.02 points to end at 2.39 and EDP Energias de Portugal SA (ELI:) was unchanged 0.03% or 0.00 points to 3.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:), which fell 16.58% or 3.24 points to trade at 16.30 at the close. Mota Engil SGPS SA (ELI:) declined 2.68% or 0.10 points to end at 3.56 and The Navigator Company SA (ELI:) was down 2.45% or 0.10 points to 3.82.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Lisbon Stock Exchange by 22 to 5 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Greenvolt Energias Renovaveis SA (ELI:) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.13% or 0.10 to 8.50. Shares in Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA (ELI:) fell to 3-years lows; losing 16.58% or 3.24 to 16.30.
Brent oil for September delivery was up 0.37% or 0.30 to $82.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in September rose 0.77% or 0.60 to hit $78.19 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 2.38% or 57.60 to trade at $2,358.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/USD was unchanged 0.18% to 1.09, while EUR/GBP unchanged 0.36% to 0.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.04.
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