Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Energy and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which rose 4.00% or 0.54 points to trade at 14.03 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 3.45% or 4.10 points to end at 122.98 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 2.82% or 2.39 points to 87.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which fell 1.72% or 7.40 points to trade at 422.60 at the close. Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) declined 1.54% or 0.98 points to end at 62.50 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 1.51% or 5.40 points to 351.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 273 to 235 and 179 ended unchanged.
Shares in PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.00% or 0.54 to 14.03.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.76% or 0.36 to $47.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.35% or 0.18 to hit $50.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1278.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.55% to 4.2668, while USD/PLN fell 0.25% to 3.6468.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 93.94.