Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.15%
Portugal stocks closed higher on Thursday, as gains in specific sectors led to an increase in the PSI. Galp Energia Nom Class B experienced the largest gain, with a rise of 3.51% to trade at 22.69. Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA and Semapa also saw increases of 2.43% and 1.80% respectively. However, Banco Comercial Portugues fell by 2.41% and Edp Renewables SA and Mota Engil SGPS SA saw declines of 1.85% and 1.63% respectively.
The Lisbon Stock Exchange saw more stocks falling than rising, with a ratio of 16 to 9, and 3 stocks ending unchanged. Brent oil prices for December delivery saw a 5.24% increase to $105.45 per barrel, while crude oil for November delivery saw a 4.77% rise to $92.49 a barrel. Gold Futures for December fell by 0.24% to $4,130.67 per troy ounce.
The EUR/USD exchange rate remained unchanged at 1.12, while EUR/GBP and the US Dollar Index Futures also saw minimal changes.
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