Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kruk SA (WA:KRU), which rose 3.17% or 6.60 points to trade at 215.00 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 2.25% or 2.35 points to end at 106.78 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 2.25% or 2.40 points to 109.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP), which fell 3.41% or 0.31 points to trade at 8.77 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 2.10% or 1.00 points to end at 46.60 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 1.40% or 0.62 points to 43.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 258 to 224 and 185 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.57% or 0.34 to $58.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.34% or 0.21 to hit $62.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 4.30 to trade at $1330.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.02% to 4.1675, while USD/PLN fell 0.58% to 3.3714.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 89.54.