Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Banking and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.29% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 5.59% or 2.70 points to trade at 51.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) added 2.32% or 3.18 points to end at 140.03 and mBank SA (WA:MBK) was up 1.62% or 8.50 points to 533.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 4.58% or 4.80 points to trade at 100.10 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 2.89% or 0.38 points to end at 12.76 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was down 2.57% or 7.80 points to 296.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 253 to 204 and 209 ended unchanged.
Shares in mBank SA (WA:MBK) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.62% or 8.50 to 533.50.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.27% or 0.81 to $64.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.12% or 0.77 to hit $69.80 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.40 to trade at $1337.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.07% to 4.1708, while USD/PLN fell 0.10% to 3.3956.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 90.02.