Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which rose 3.03% or 0.40 points to trade at 13.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) added 2.08% or 2.20 points to end at 108.17 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was up 2.07% or 1.39 points to 68.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which fell 2.35% or 2.94 points to trade at 122.17 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 2.18% or 1.36 points to end at 61.05 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 1.42% or 0.48 points to 33.42.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 273 to 213 and 180 ended unchanged.
Shares in Energa SA (WA:ENGP) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.03% or 0.40 to 13.61.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.51% or 1.18 to $48.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.76% or 1.41 to hit $52.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1293.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.13% to 4.2784, while USD/PLN fell 0.07% to 3.6426.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 93.45.