Lisbon, March 6, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed in positive territory on Friday, with the PSI gaining 0.15% to 8,946.04 points, led by REN, which rose more than 3% after presenting its results.

Of the 16 companies included in the PSI national benchmark index, seven closed the session in positive territory and the remaining nine in negative territory.

Leading the gains was REN, which rose 3.79% to €3.83, after announcing to the market after Thursday's close that it had a 4.8% increase in net income in 2025, reaching €159.8 million.

Galp Energia and Mota-Engil also supported the performance of the national benchmark index.

Shares in the Portuguese oil company rose 2.79% to €19.69, in a session in which the price of a barrel of Brent exceeded US$90 for the first time since April 2024, while the construction company's shares rose 2.47% to €4.73.

Semapa also posted gains of more than 1%, rising 1.14% to €22.10.

In contrast, BCP and EDP Renováveis were the main companies preventing more significant gains on the benchmark PSI (Portuguese Share Index).

Shares in the BCP bank led by Miguel Maya fell 1.71% to 81 cents per share, while shares in the EDP group subsidiary lost 1.71% to €12.64.

Ibersol also lost more than 1%, falling 1.35% to €10.95.

In the other main European markets, the British FTSE 100 fell 1.24%, the Spanish IBEX-35 fell 0.99%, the German DAX lost 0.94% and the French CAC-40 fell 0.65%.

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