Lisbon, May 19, 2026 (Lusa) - The value of listed shares of Portugal's companies rose 28.5% year-on-year in April to €82.405 billion, hitting an 18-year-high, according to Bank of Portugal (BoP) data released on Tuesday.

This figure represents an increase of €18.287 billion compared with April 2025, marking a 28.5% rise, the regulator said.

The share value increased by €1.332 billion compared to March, a growth the central bank attributed to the price effect.

“The price effect fully justifies this development. Listed shares in the financial sector and non-financial companies gained €1.1 billion and €0.2 billion, respectively,” BoP noted in a statement.

Non-financial companies' shares were worth €68.729 billion at the end of April, while the financial sector totalled €13.676 billion.

This metric had not reached such a high value since April 2008, when it stood at €84.021 billion, before falling in seven of the following eight months to €48.285 billion by the end of that year.

The listed shares from resident entities, a series that dates back to December 1989, reached an all-time high in July 2007, rising to €105.064 billion.

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