Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which rose 3.78% or 1.40 points to trade at 38.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 3.07% or 10.75 points to end at 360.75 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was up 2.69% or 1.87 points to 71.37 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which fell 2.73% or 0.71 points to trade at 25.25 at the close. OrangePL (WA:OPL) declined 2.66% or 0.15 points to end at 5.49 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was down 1.69% or 0.87 points to 50.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 266 to 221 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.78% or 1.40 to 38.46.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.35% or 0.19 to $54.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.35% or 0.21 to hit $60.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 6.88 to trade at $1278.68 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.03% to 4.2485, while USD/PLN fell 0.21% to 3.6509.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 94.45.