Lisbon, Aug. 21, 2025 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed higher on Thursday, with the benchmark PSI index rising 0.43% to 8,020.36 points, thus closing above 8,000 points for the first time since April 2011.

Of the 15 listed companies that make up the PSI, ten rose, three fell and two - Ibersol and CTT - remained unchanged.

Leading the gains was Corticeira Amorim, which rose 5.24% to €8.03, on the day that the inclusion of cork products in the list of exemptions from the trade agreement between the US and the European Union was finalised.

Among the risers were BCP, up 1.35% to €0.80, Galp, up 1.11% to €16.44 and REN, up 0.66% to €3.03.

On the other hand, Mota-Engil fell 3.35% to €5.34, NOS lost 0.38% to €3.96 and EDP Renováveis dropped 0.29% to €10.45.

In the rest of Europe, Frankfurt rose 0.07%, Madrid 0.08% and London 0.23%, while Paris fell 0.44%.

The European Commission said today that it had "achieved its goal" with the trade agreement with the United States of America, which provides "stability and predictability" and is the "most favourable scenario" that Washington has given its partner country.

"We have reached our goal," said the Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maroš Šefčovič, about the trade agreement with the US, which "carries considerable weight", at a press conference in Brussels (Belgium).

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