Lisbon, May 25, 2026 (Lusa) – The Lisbon stock market was trading higher Monday morning, with 14 of the 16 PSI (Portuguese Stock Index) companies gaining value, led by Mota-Engil, which rose 3.13% to €4.81.
Around 9:25 a.m. in Lisbon, the PSI maintained its opening trend and gained 0.78% to 9,238.56 points. While 14 companies rose, the remaining two saw their share prices fall: Galp dropped 1.15% to €18.88, and NOS slipped 0.47% to €5.29.
Following Mota-Engil, shares in Teixeira Duarte, Corticeira Amorim, and BCP all climbed more than 2%, appreciating 2.59% to €0.44, 2.27% to €6.75, and 2.06% to €0.98, respectively.
Altri, CTT, and Sonae recorded more moderate gains, rising 1.91% to €5.34, 1.26% to €6.42, and 1.17% to €1.91.
Navigator and EDP Renováveis gained over 1%, rising 1.12% to €3.43 and 1.05% to €14.5.
Meanwhile, Jerónimo Martins rose 0.80% to €18.85, and Semapa climbed 0.64% to €23.75.
The other three companies on the rise were Ibersol (up 0.51% to €11.84), EDP (up 0.25% to €4.45), and REN (up 0.14% to €3.58).
Major European stock markets opened higher on Monday, driven by progress in Middle East peace negotiations and plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which sent oil prices down by nearly 5%.
The London and New York stock markets are closed on Monday for public holidays.
Brent Crude for July delivery, the European benchmark, decreased 4.86% to $98.51, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for July delivery fell 5.19% to $91.59.
Several key macroeconomic data releases will shape the coming week. In the US, attention will focus on Thursday's Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, a key monetary policy metric for the US Federal Reserve.
The first revision of first-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP), preliminary durable goods orders, and weekly initial jobless claims will also be released that day. Ahead of these, the Conference Board consumer confidence data for May will be published on Tuesday.
Investors will monitor May's Eurozone confidence indicators to assess the extent of economic deterioration following the energy shock. May inflation data for France, Germany, and Spain will be released on Friday, alongside final first-quarter GDP figures for France and Italy, and May unemployment data for Germany.
The euro was trading higher, rising 0.25% to US$1.1632 on the Frankfurt foreign exchange market.
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