Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Media, Chemicals and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP), which rose 4.05% or 0.33 points to trade at 8.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 2.94% or 0.78 points to end at 27.33 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 2.60% or 4.60 points to 181.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 3.69% or 3.30 points to trade at 86.20 at the close. Orange Polska SA (WA:OPL) declined 3.50% or 0.28 points to end at 7.60 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 2.80% or 4.20 points to 145.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 261 to 257 and 96 ended unchanged.
Shares in Orange Polska SA (WA:OPL) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.50% or 0.28 to 7.60.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.25% or 0.18 to $71.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.52% or 0.39 to hit $75.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 2.59% or 71.35 to trade at $2,678.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.06% to 4.35, while USD/PLN rose 1.96% to 4.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.67% at 105.05.