Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 2.97% or 1.70 points to trade at 58.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) added 2.83% or 2.20 points to end at 79.90 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 2.69% or 2.80 points to 107.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kruk SA (WA:KRU), which fell 5.39% or 11.80 points to trade at 207.00 at the close. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 2.05% or 0.25 points to end at 11.95 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was down 1.80% or 0.18 points to 9.82.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 269 to 223 and 185 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kruk SA (WA:KRU) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.39% or 11.80 to 207.00. Shares in Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.83% or 2.20 to 79.90.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.19% or 0.12 to $63.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $69.36 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.71% or 9.40 to trade at $1331.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.06% to 4.1702, while USD/PLN fell 0.77% to 3.4371.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.65% at 91.06.