Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Energy and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.22% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which rose 2.35% or 3.90 points to trade at 169.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) added 1.94% or 0.94 points to end at 49.35 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 1.45% or 0.10 points to 7.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 13.18% or 2.63 points to trade at 17.32 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 4.21% or 0.12 points to end at 2.73 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 3.03% or 2.03 points to 64.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 280 to 220 and 177 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.26% or 0.98 to $44.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.60% or 1.57 to hit $45.20 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.43% or 5.40 to trade at $1261.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.20% to 4.4238, while USD/PLN fell 0.19% to 3.8862.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 94.20.