The Lisbon Stock Exchange ended the session in positive territory, climbing 0.56% to 5,593.36 points. Of the 19 listed companies that make up the national benchmark index, 12 eventually rose, six fell, and one remained unchanged.
EDP Renováveis was the leader in this session, climbing 3.69% to € 21.9 per share. The parent company’s value was already 2.52%, and the titles at the end of the session were 4.75 euros. In the retail sector, Jerónimo Martins added 1.85% (€ 18.67 per share) and Sonae added 0.21% (94.4 cents).
Semapa posted the second largest gain in the session, closing with a 2.87% gain at € 12.20. In contrast, Navigator rose 0.74% (€ 2.99), Altri rose 0.10% (€ 5.16) and Ramada rose 1.01% (€ 5.86). Greenvolt was the only listed company to close unchanged, with bonds at € 6.15.
In negative territory, the heavyweights BCP and Galp exerted their influence. Bonds of the bank, led by Miguel Maya, fell 3.87% to 15.65 cents. The oil company’s shares have already dropped 1.57%, which is the second largest fall in the session after the fall of BCP, whose shares are quoted at 9,804 euros. Operator Nos fell 1.4% to 3.37 euros on the day, as Santander was more “pessimistic” about the Portuguese company’s performance for the next 12 months. The bank updated its target price, resulting in a potential loss on the exchange of 3.5%, according to data The research note was released this morning.
The PSI-20 index followed the positive trend of the main European markets, where only the Spanish and Italian indices closed in the red (0.53% and 0.06%, respectively). The Stoxx 600 climbed 0.74% to 460.58 points.
(news updated at 17:02)
