Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Construction and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 4.21% or 365.00 points to trade at 9040.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 3.59% or 2.72 points to end at 78.46 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.81% or 2.69 points to 98.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Play Communications SA (WA:PLY), which fell 3.41% or 0.72 points to trade at 20.38 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 2.47% or 0.45 points to end at 17.80 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 1.92% or 6.80 points to 347.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 239 to 216 and 177 ended unchanged.
Shares in Play Communications SA (WA:PLY) fell to all time lows; losing 3.41% or 0.72 to 20.38. Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.47% or 0.45 to 17.80.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.21% or 0.14 to $67.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $72.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 4.60 to trade at $1203.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.03% to 4.3068, while USD/PLN rose 0.55% to 3.7960.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 96.54.