Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Information Technology, Chemicals and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were 11BIT (WA:11B), which rose 5.90% or 9.00 points to trade at 161.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Orange Polska SA (WA:OPL) added 2.17% or 0.16 points to end at 7.45 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 2.01% or 1.90 points to 96.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which fell 1.60% or 0.23 points to trade at 14.12 at the close. mBank SA (WA:MBK) declined 0.83% or 4.60 points to end at 549.00 and Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY) was down 0.80% or 5.50 points to 679.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 367 to 192 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.01% or 1.90 to 96.30.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.26% or 0.88 to $70.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.15% or 0.84 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.76% or 20.21 to trade at $2,633.69 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.26% to 4.27, while USD/PLN rose 0.25% to 4.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 107.76.