Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.95%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 5.71% or 2.08 points to trade at 38.48 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 4.75% or 4.75 points to end at 104.75 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was up 3.65% or 11.75 points to 334.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which fell 1.76% or 0.28 points to trade at 15.60 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 1.74% or 0.070 points to end at 3.950 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was down 1.25% or 2.50 points to 197.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 246 to 226 and 184 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.75% or 4.75 to 104.75.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.17% or 0.08 to $46.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.37% or 0.19 to hit $51.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 5.05 to trade at $1313.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.02% to 4.2558, while USD/PLN rose 0.44% to 3.5697.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 92.64.