Lisbon, Aug. 22, 2025 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed lower on Friday with the benchmark PSI index falling 0.50% to 7,980.23 points, pressured above all by the declines of BCP and Jerónimo Martins.

Of the 15 listed companies that make up the national benchmark index, eight closed in negative territory, six in the “green” and NOS ended unchanged.

Leading the declines was BCP, which fell 3.41% to €0.77, affected by the falls in Polish bank shares on the day it was announced that Poland intends to increase corporation tax for banking institutions from the current 19% to 30% in 2026.

BCP holds 50.1% of the Polish Bank Millennium.

Jerónimo Martins, which also has a presence in Poland through Biedronka supermarkets, also weighed on the national stock market's performance, with its shares falling 2.43% to €20.90.

Also down more than 1% were Mota-Engil, which fell 2.72% to €5.19, Corticeira Amorim, which fell 2.49% to €7.83, Sonae SGPS, which lost 1.49% to €1.32, and CTT, which fell 1.14% to €7.82.

On the other hand, EDP Renováveis, which gained 2.39% to €10.70, as well as the listed companies linked to the pulp and paper sector, avoided more significant losses on the PSI.

Navigator rose 2.22% to €3.41, Altri advanced 2.16% to €5.21 and Semapa appreciated 1.12% to €18.08.

In the rest of Europe, the Spanish IBEX-35 gained 0.61%, the French CAC rose 0.40%, the German DAX advanced 0.29% and the British FTSE 100 rose 0.13%.

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