Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Media, Construction and Developers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which rose 6.09% or 3.98 points to trade at 69.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) added 3.59% or 2.67 points to end at 77.00 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was up 2.70% or 1.36 points to 51.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which fell 1.58% or 0.37 points to trade at 23.09 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 1.25% or 0.41 points to end at 32.38 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 1.13% or 3.95 points to 346.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 293 to 241 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.09% or 3.98 to 69.28.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.83% or 0.41 to $48.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.84% or 0.44 to hit $51.75 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.33% or 3.95 to trade at $1199.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.24% to 4.3360, while USD/PLN fell 0.58% to 4.0657.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 101.47.