Lisbon, Sept. 21, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market was trading higher on Monday morning, with Mota-Engil and BCP leading the gains, rising by 1.30% to €5.08 and by 1.15% to €1.19, respectively.
At around 9:25 a.m. in Lisbon, the PSI was up 0.25% to 9,565.91 points, with eight companies rising, six declining and two unchanged (Altri at €4.72 and NOS at €5.38).
Mota-Engil and BCP shares were followed by those of Teixeira Duarte, Jerónimo Martins and Ibersol, which rose by 0.94% to €0.48, 0.40% to €17.73 and 0.39% to €10.20 respectively.
Shares in EDP Renováveis, CTT and Navigator rose by 0.31% to €12.74, 0.24% to €6.38 and 0.12% to €3.25.
Conversely, Sonae, REN and EDP fell by 0.97% to €2.04, 0.70% to €3.53 and 0.56% to €4.78, respectively.
The other three shares that fell were Semapa (-0.48% to €20.70), Corticeira Amorim (-0.29% to €6.97) and Galp (-0.23% to €21.84).
In Europe, the main stock exchanges opened higher today, buoyed by positive Asian market performance, which ended the session on a high note.
The euro was slightly weaker against the dollar, depreciating by 0.09% and trading at $1.1476 on the Frankfurt foreign exchange market.
Following three consecutive weeks of falls across virtually all stock market indices, essentially since the start of September, a period in which the major central banks took centre stage, European and US stock markets are facing a new week from today in which geopolitics will, to a large extent, dominate investors' attention.
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington to try to define future bilateral relations between the two powers. Key issues include trade matters such as tariffs, rare earths and semiconductors; Taiwan and the technology race; and ongoing military conflicts, particularly in the Middle East.
Furthermore, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which is taking place this week, President Donald Trump has indicated that he is open to meeting with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Highlights of this week's macroeconomic agenda include S&P Global's Wednesday publication of preliminary September readings for the sectoral activity indices – the PMIs – for the eurozone, the two leading economies (Germany and France), as well as the UK and the US.
In Asia, stock markets are closing higher, driven by technology shares, whilst the Japanese stock market remains closed today to mark Respect for the Elderly Day.
On a day when both the macroeconomic and corporate calendars present limited data, Wall Street's performance after it opens this afternoon will determine whether European stock markets can hold onto their gains – provided, of course, that developments in the Middle East conflict, and consequently the trend in gas and oil prices, allow for it.
Oil prices are falling, with the benchmark Brent crude contract in Europe down 2.10% to $101.69 per barrel.
US index futures are up 0.56% for the Dow Jones and 0.74% for the tech-heavy Nasdaq, after closing on Friday down 0.18% and up 0.39%, respectively.
In Asia, South Korea's Kospi index closed up 1.65%, the Shanghai Stock Exchange up 0.97% and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange up 0.58%.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up 0.86% with just minutes to go before the close of trading.
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