Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Media and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which rose 2.68% or 3.40 points to trade at 130.30 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 1.55% or 2.20 points to end at 144.05 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 1.32% or 0.80 points to 61.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 2.00% or 0.60 points to trade at 29.47 at the close. Text SA (WA:TXTP) declined 1.67% or 1.30 points to end at 76.60 and X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA:XTB) was down 1.42% or 1.02 points to 70.84.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 256 to 239 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Text SA (WA:TXTP) fell to 3-years lows; down 1.67% or 1.30 to 76.60.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.35% or 0.28 to $80.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.45% or 0.38 to hit $85.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.93% or 21.75 to trade at $2,368.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.17% to 4.33, while USD/PLN rose 0.40% to 4.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 105.15.