Lisbon, July 16, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed in the red on Thursday, with the PSI falling 0.52% to 9,037.45 points, as EDP Group shares fell by more than 1% and Jerónimo Martins managed to limit more significant losses.

Of the 16 listed companies that make up the national benchmark index, which traded below 9,000 points at one stage during the session, nine closed in negative territory, six posted gains and Altri ended unchanged, trading at €4.66.

Leading the PSI’s declines were companies linked to the EDP group: the subsidiary EDP Renováveis fell by 1.49% to €13.84, whilst the parent company dropped by 1.31% to €4.52.

REN also recorded losses of more than 1%, falling by 1.10% to €3.60.

In addition to the EDP group’s listed companies, among the ‘heavyweights’ of the national benchmark index, BCP fell by 0.86% to €1.04, whilst Galp Energia dropped 0.76% to €18.92.

In the construction sector, Mota-Engil lost 0.80% to €4.49, whilst Teixeira Duarte fell 0.53% to 47 cents.

At the other end of the spectrum, bucking the trend with more significant gains, was Jerónimo Martins, which rose 1.66% to €16.49.

Also posting gains of over 1% were Corticeira Amorim, which rose by 1.41% to €6.48, and CTT, which climbed by 1.40% to €5.78.

In the other major European markets, Germany’s DAX fell by 0.34%, and France’s CAC-40 dropped by 0.05%, whilst the UK’s FTSE 100 rose by 0.54% and Spain’s IBEX-35 gained 0.15%.

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