Lisbon, Sept. 18, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market was trading lower on Friday, with NOS falling 1.72% to €5.41 and Mota-Engil rising 1.50% to €5.07.
At around 9:30 a.m. in Lisbon, the PSI stood at 9,630.18 points, down 0.43%, with eight companies falling, six rising and two unchanged (Ibersol at €10.30 and Navigator at €3.27).
NOS shares were followed by those of Galp, BCP and Semapa, which fell by 1.04% to €21.82, 0.66% to €1.20 and 0.48% to €20.80 respectively.
EDP and CTT shares fell by 0.47% to €4.83 and €6.40, respectively, while EDP Renováveis and Sonae fell by 0.39% to €12.74 and 0.24% to €2.10.
In contrast, and to a lesser extent than Mota-Engil, REN and Corticeira Amorim rose by 0.70% to €3.59 and 0.43% to €7.08 respectively.
The other three shares that rose were Jerónimo Martins (up 0.33% to €18.12), Teixeira Duarte (up 0.31% to €0.48) and Altri (up 0.21% to €4.74).
In Europe, the main stock exchanges opened lower today, as four types of derivative contracts on indices and shares are due to expire, causing market volatility, while oil prices fell for the third consecutive day.
The euro was up against the dollar, gaining 0.76%, but remained below $1.15, trading at $1.1485 on the Frankfurt foreign exchange market.
On Thursday, the markets reacted positively to the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) quarter-point rate rise, in line with the European Central Bank (ECB).
Today, the Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to 1.25%, whilst on Thursday the Bank of England kept its key policy rate at 3.75%.
Today also marks the third consecutive day oil prices have fallen, following recent statements by US President Donald Trump, in which he told Axios that he is still considering how to respond to Iran.
Oil prices are falling, with a barrel of Brent crude, Europe's benchmark, down 2.72% to $102.09, having closed above $100 in each of the last seven trading sessions.
US index futures are up 0.26% for the Dow Jones and 0.71% for the technology-heavy Nasdaq, after both closed higher on Thursday.
On today's economic agenda, eurozone finance ministers will assess the outlook for the European economy amid volatility in sovereign debt markets and rising oil prices driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East.
In the US, officials will release August's industrial production figures this afternoon.
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