Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Telecoms and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which rose 2.44% or 1.03 points to trade at 43.27 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 1.86% or 0.76 points to end at 41.53 and mBank SA (WA:MBK) was up 1.76% or 7.60 points to 439.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which fell 3.26% or 2.96 points to trade at 87.92 at the close. ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) declined 2.60% or 5.20 points to end at 194.80 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was down 2.53% or 1.44 points to 55.58.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 253 to 194 and 201 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.14% or 0.09 to $66.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $71.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.30 to trade at $1347.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.24% to 4.1631, while USD/PLN rose 0.54% to 3.3729.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 89.35.