Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which rose 5.00% or 5.30 points to trade at 111.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 4.52% or 2.42 points to end at 56.00 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was up 3.89% or 2.50 points to 66.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which fell 3.33% or 0.31 points to trade at 8.99 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) declined 2.90% or 3.13 points to end at 104.85 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 2.67% or 1.20 points to 43.70.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 315 to 176 and 180 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.51% or 1.59 to $61.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.79% or 1.20 to hit $65.66 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.60 to trade at $1319.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.20% to 4.1631, while USD/PLN rose 1.03% to 3.3914.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 90.13.