Lisbon, Jan. 27, 2026 (Lusa) - The Lisbon stock market closed higher on Tuesday, with the PSI index rising 0.90% to 8,654.25 points, following the trend of most major European markets and driven by BCP's gains of almost 2%.

The benchmark PSI (Portuguese Share Index) includes 16 companies, and 11 of them closed in positive territory, four in negative territory, and Semapa ended unchanged at €21.85.

Leading the PSI gains was index heavyweight, BCP bank, whose shares rose 1.93% to €0.92 cents per share, followed by catering group Ibersol, which gained 1.90% to €10.70.

Also with gains of more than 1% were Galp Energia, which rose 1.31% to €15.91, EDP, which rose 1.19% to €4.33, and CTT, which gained 1.18% to €6.85.

Going against the trend and holding back more significant gains in the PSI were Corticeira Amorim, which fell 1.03% to €6.75, and Nos, which lost 0.46% to €4.33, one day after it was announced that Benfica sports management company (SAD) had granted the operator the television rights to the main football team's matches and the distribution of Benfica TV, in a deal worth over €100 million for the next two seasons.

In the pulp and paper sector, Altri fell 0.78% to €4.47, while Navigator fell 0.56% to €3.22.

On the other major European stock markets, Spain's IBEX-35 rose 0.70%, Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.58% and France's CAC-40 rose 0.27%, while Germany's DAX lost 0.16% on the eve of the US Federal Reserve's decision on monetary policy.

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