Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.74% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were OrangePL (WA:OPL), which rose 6.18% or 0.29 points to trade at 4.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 3.90% or 2.34 points to end at 62.34 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was up 2.83% or 0.060 points to 2.180 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN), which fell 2.00% or 0.11 points to trade at 5.39 at the close. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) declined 1.98% or 0.90 points to end at 44.65 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was down 0.99% or 0.70 points to 70.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 227 to 213 and 177 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.43% or 0.98 to $69.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.84% or 0.62 to hit $74.06 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1228.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.01% to 4.3034, while USD/PLN rose 0.08% to 3.6850.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 94.34.