Some 304 structured products had strike dates in Portugal during the month of March – a 334% increase in the number of issuances compared to February.

The vast majority of new issues were leverage certificates listed at Euronext Lisbon. Three hundred and eighty-one products reached their maturity in March, releasing €491m back onto the market for reinvestment. BPI, Novo Banco, Novo Banco dos Açores and Abanca all launched products in March. BPI distributed its first investment strategy for the year which came in the shape of GS Europa Daily Autocall EUR 2020-2025 , a five-year autocall linked to the Eurostoxx 50 that is issued via Goldma