Lisbon, May 6, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed higher on Wednesday, with the PSI (Portuguese Stock Index) rising 1.12% to 9,266.81 points, in line with the European trend, on a day when Corticeira Amorim and construction firms Mota-Engil and Teixeira Duarte rose by more than 4%.

Of the 16 listed companies included in the PSI, two closed in negative territory and the remaining 14 in the green. Leading the gains was Corticeira Amorim, whose shares rose 4.9% to €7.06, a day after presenting its results to the market.

Corticeira Amorim’s profit fell by 6.5% to €15.4 million in Q1 year-on-year, with sales down 8.0% to €211 million, impacted by the “challenging environment and exchange rate effects”.

Other listed companies linked to the construction sector also saw gains of over 4%: Mota-Engil rose 4.75% to €4.89, while Teixeira Duarte advanced 4.74% to €0.44 per share.

Among the heavyweights, BCP rose 3.49% to €0.92, whilst Jerónimo Martins gained 2.47% to €20.32, on the day they are due to present their financial results after the market closes.

Miguel Maya's bank posted profits of €305.8 million in Q1, up 25.6% on the first three months of 2025.

Bucking the trend and preventing more significant gains on the PSI were NOS, which fell 6.22% to €5.2, and Galp Energia, which dropped 2.82% to €19.3.

Lisbon mirrored the sentiment seen in the other major European markets, on a day when France’s CAC-40 rose by 2.94%, Spain’s IBEX-35 advanced by 2.47%, the UK’s FTSE 100 gained 2.15% and Germany’s DAX rose by 2.12%.

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