Lisbon, Feb. 11, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market is trading higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark index breaking through the 9,000-point barrier for the first time since June 2008, led by EDP Renováveis and Galp shares.
At around 9:30 a.m. in Lisbon, the PSI (Portuguese Share Index) was holding its opening trend and advancing 0.79% to 9,023.94 points, a new high since June 2008, with 11 stocks rising, three falling and two maintaining their price (Teixeira Duarte at €0.52 and NOS at €4.57).
EDP Renováveis and Galp shares were rising by 1.65% to €13.52 and 1.62% to €17.85, respectively.
EDP Renováveis and Galp shares were followed by REN, EDP and Navigator, which were also on the rise, by 1.13% to €3.59, 0.80% to €4.39 and 0.72% to €3.37, respectively.
Following the same trend, Jerónimo Martins shares were up by 0.58% to €20.68, and Ibersol and Mota-Engil were both advancing by 0.45% to €11.15 and €4.94.
The other three shares that were gaining value were Semapa (+0.44% to €22.85), CTT (+0.41% to €7.31) and Altri (+0.11% to €4.71).
In the opposite direction, BCP, Sonae and Corticeira Amorim shares were falling by 0.49% to €0.90, 0.32% to €1.86 and 0.29% to €6.94.
The main European stock markets were down today, in a session where attention is focused on the official US January employment report, with expectations that 70,000 non-farm jobs were created.
Today, the US Department of Labour will publish the non-farm employment report for January, which should have been released last Friday but was postponed due to the partial shutdown of the federal government.
In principle, the US economy is expected to have continued to generate jobs at a moderate pace in January and the unemployment rate is expected to have remained at 4.4%, a historically low level, despite the slowdown in hiring in recent months.
Wall Street closed mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.10% to a new all-time high and the Nasdaq falling 0.59%.
Futures are currently pointing to gains of 0.23% for the Dow Jones and 0.25% for the Nasdaq.
In the commodities market, Brent, the benchmark crude oil in Europe, for April delivery, is up to US$69.55, compared to US$68.80 in the previous session.
The euro is stronger, rising to US$1.1915 on the Frankfurt foreign exchange market, compared to US$1.1896 on Tuesday and US$1.1980 on 27 January, a new high since June 2021.
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