Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.88% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which rose 7.29% or 11.20 points to trade at 164.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Play Communications SA (WA:PLY) added 5.19% or 1.02 points to end at 20.68 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was up 3.95% or 6.50 points to 171.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which fell 1.97% or 0.20 points to trade at 9.95 at the close. Energa SA (WA:ENGP) declined 1.72% or 0.16 points to end at 9.16 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 1.27% or 0.86 points to 66.78.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 261 to 199 and 171 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 4.88% or 2.43 to $52.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 4.26% or 2.50 to hit $61.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 3.80 to trade at $1289.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.08% to 4.2993, while USD/PLN fell 0.64% to 3.7311.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.56% at 94.942.