Lisbon, July 7, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed slightly higher on Tuesday, with the PSI rising 0.34% to 9,249.11 points, bucking the trend across most European markets and driven by Jerónimo Martins, which rose 3.55%.

Of the 16 listed companies that make up the national benchmark index, nine closed higher, and the remaining seven closed with modest declines.

Leading the PSI’s gains was Jerónimo Martins, which rose 3.55% to €16.92, followed by companies linked to the pulp and paper sector.

Consequently, Semapa rose by 2.21% to €20.80, Altri gained 1.97% to €3.31, and Navigator rose by 1.69% to €4.80.

Corticeira Amorim also posted gains of over 1%, rising 1.26% to €6.43, as did Sonae SGPS, which rose 1.20% to €2.11.

Showing more modest progress were the listed companies of the EDP group, as well as BCP.

EDP Renováveis shares fell by 1.19% to €14.12, whilst the ‘parent company’ fell by 0.74% to €4.55.

BCP shares, meanwhile, fell by 0.65% to €1.07.

Investors also noted the more modest adjustments in Mota-Engil, which fell 0.38% to €4.72, and in NOS, which dropped 0.36% to €4.93.

The Lisbon stock market bucked the trend seen across most other major European markets: Germany’s DAX fell by 1.37%, France’s CAC-40 fell by 0.51%, and Spain’s IBEX-35 lost 0.22%.

By contrast, the UK’s FTSE 100 gained 0.13%.

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