Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.11%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN), which rose 2.92% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.35 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 2.18% or 2.23 points to end at 104.43 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 1.99% or 0.85 points to 43.53 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which fell 2.89% or 0.27 points to trade at 9.08 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.18% or 1.40 points to end at 62.70 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was down 1.99% or 5.40 points to 265.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 292 to 194 and 182 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.18% or 1.40 to 62.70.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.45% or 0.86 to $60.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.04% or 0.65 to hit $63.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.93% or 12.20 to trade at $1327.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.23% to 4.1688, while USD/PLN fell 0.44% to 3.3972.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 90.15.