Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Information Technology and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 3.90% or 2.01 points to trade at 53.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 3.75% or 0.80 points to end at 22.15 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was up 2.92% or 0.37 points to 13.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 3.63% or 2.06 points to trade at 54.72 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.68% or 2.05 points to end at 74.55 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 2.18% or 6.25 points to 279.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 246 to 234 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.75% or 0.80 to 22.15.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.85% or 0.83 to $43.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.86% or 0.86 to hit $45.34 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.66% or 8.75 to trade at $1322.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.03% to 4.3614, while USD/PLN rose 0.52% to 3.9773.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 97.52.