Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Food and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.58% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which rose 7.11% or 7.90 points to trade at 119.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) added 5.38% or 4.30 points to end at 84.30 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was up 2.80% or 6.00 points to 220.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 3.81% or 1.82 points to trade at 46.00 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) declined 1.95% or 1.12 points to end at 56.38 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 1.85% or 2.00 points to 106.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 272 to 199 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.38% or 4.30 to 84.30.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.30% or 0.19 to $63.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.22% or 0.15 to hit $69.30 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.00 to trade at $1335.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.03% to 4.1700, while USD/PLN rose 0.21% to 3.4092.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 90.35.