Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Information Technology and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were OrangePL (WA:OPL), which rose 3.09% or 0.17 points to trade at 5.67 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 3.05% or 14.60 points to end at 492.80 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 2.81% or 1.20 points to 43.97 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which fell 4.45% or 1.14 points to trade at 24.46 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 4.32% or 2.65 points to end at 58.75 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was down 3.62% or 0.43 points to 11.46.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 231 to 213 and 198 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.45% or 1.14 to 24.46. Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.32% or 2.65 to 58.75.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.59% or 0.98 to $62.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.22% or 0.80 to hit $66.22 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.10 to trade at $1331.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.13% to 4.1789, while USD/PLN fell 0.24% to 3.3895.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 89.72.