Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Energy, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.88% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Boryszew SA (WA:BORY), which rose 4.28% or 0.21 points to trade at 5.12 at the close. Meanwhile, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) added 3.72% or 0.51 points to end at 14.21 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 3.21% or 0.16 points to 5.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which fell 3.99% or 14.20 points to trade at 342.05 at the close. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 3.90% or 0.28 points to end at 6.90 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was down 3.68% or 214.95 points to 5620.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 297 to 197 and 194 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $40.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.67% or 0.28 to hit $41.26 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.08% or 13.60 to trade at $1251.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.34% to 4.2615, while USD/PLN rose 0.05% to 3.7812.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.30% at 95.05.