Lisbon, Sept. 22, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market was trading higher on Tuesday morning, with Jerónimo Martins leading the gains, rising 3.07% to €18.44.
At around 9.30 am in Lisbon, the benchmark PSI (Portuguese Stock Index) was up 0.34% at 9,649.93 points, with nine companies rising, four falling and three remaining unchanged (Galp at €21.79, Navigator at €3.26 and Semapa at €21).
Jerónimo Martins' shares were followed by those of EDP Renewables, Mota-Engil and EDP, which rose by 1.17% to €12.99, 0.59% to €5.14 and 0.48% to €4.84 respectively.
Shares in Teixeira Duarte, Sonae and Altri rose by 0.31% to €0.48, 0.24% to €2.10 and 0.21% to €4.73 respectively.
The other two shares whose prices rose were those of Ibersol (up 0.20% to €10.02) and CTT (up 0.16% to €6.36).
Conversely, NOS and REN fell by 0.72% to €5.51 and 0.28% to €3.56, as did BCP (-0.25% to €1.18) and Corticeira Amorim (0.14% to €6.93).
Across Europe, the main stock markets opened lower today, amid uncertainty caused by the latest rise in oil prices, on a day when the eurozone consumer confidence figures are due to be released.
The euro was trading slightly weaker against the dollar, down 0.07% at $1.1457 on the Frankfurt foreign exchange market.
After most European markets closed on Monday with gains of over 1%, they were hesitant at the start of today's session due to the latest rise in oil prices.
Oil prices are rising, with the price of a standard Brent crude barrel – the benchmark in Europe – up 0.94% to $101.28.
US index futures are down by 0.09% for the Dow Jones and 0.05% for the tech-heavy Nasdaq.
In this session, due to the lack of significant macroeconomic and corporate data, US President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly – scheduled for this afternoon before the close of European stock markets – will be the focus of investors' attention, as will Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.
Furthermore, a key item on today's agenda is the publication by the European Commission of the preliminary September reading of the eurozone consumer confidence index.
Following several months of recovery, this indicator of private consumption is expected to have fallen slightly in the face of a further rise in fuel prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East.
MC/AYLS // AYLS
Lusa
