Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 6.87% or 25.30 points to trade at 393.65 at the close. Meanwhile, LPP SA (WA:LPPP) added 4.47% or 378.00 points to end at 8838.00 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 3.99% or 3.70 points to 96.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which fell 6.72% or 0.84 points to trade at 11.66 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 4.65% or 0.59 points to end at 12.09 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was down 4.26% or 2.95 points to 66.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 255 to 236 and 188 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.87% or 25.30 to 393.65.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.37% or 0.21 to $56.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.62% or 0.39 to hit $62.83 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.20 to trade at $1254.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.18% to 4.2247, while USD/PLN rose 0.62% to 3.5880.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 93.70.