Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 3.98% or 3.56 points to trade at 92.92 at the close. Meanwhile, Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) added 3.01% or 1.40 points to end at 47.95 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.78% or 2.27 points to 83.94 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP), which fell 1.90% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.73 at the close. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) declined 1.47% or 0.65 points to end at 43.50 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was down 1.33% or 2.40 points to 177.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 221 to 213 and 186 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.39% or 0.26 to $66.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.18% or 0.13 to hit $71.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.98% or 12.10 to trade at $1227.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.08% to 4.2983, while USD/PLN rose 0.34% to 3.6856.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 94.70.