Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Media, Information Technology and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 8.72% or 3.75 points to trade at 46.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 7.37% or 0.84 points to end at 12.24 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) was up 3.86% or 0.84 points to 22.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which fell 4.07% or 0.25 points to trade at 5.90 at the close. CCC SA (WA:CCCP) declined 2.31% or 4.05 points to end at 170.90 and OrangePL (WA:OPL) was down 1.66% or 0.12 points to 7.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 278 to 271 and 99 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 5.09% or 2.30 to $47.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 4.35% or 2.17 to hit $52.23 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1133.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.35% to 4.2313, while USD/PLN rose 0.14% to 3.7776.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 96.07.