Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Construction and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which rose 4.95% or 0.44 points to trade at 9.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) added 3.95% or 4.86 points to end at 127.78 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was up 3.73% or 4.18 points to 116.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which fell 1.34% or 6.45 points to trade at 474.55 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 1.11% or 0.07 points to end at 6.24 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 0.99% or 3.85 points to 383.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 259 to 237 and 184 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.53% or 0.30 to $56.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.29% or 0.18 to hit $62.40 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 7.09 to trade at $1282.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.26% to 4.2198, while USD/PLN fell 0.32% to 3.5942.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.89.