Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Developers and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.68% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 3.31% or 2.16 points to trade at 67.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 1.98% or 0.79 points to end at 40.59 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was up 1.81% or 145.00 points to 8135.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which fell 1.77% or 0.17 points to trade at 9.45 at the close. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) declined 1.26% or 0.56 points to end at 43.88 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was down 1.21% or 0.44 points to 36.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 240 to 196 and 194 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 2.88% or 1.50 to $53.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 2.30% or 1.41 to hit $62.59 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 9.75 to trade at $1282.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.06% to 4.2898, while USD/PLN rose 0.35% to 3.7763.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 96.002.