Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.16%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which rose 5.40% or 2.30 points to trade at 44.90 at the close. Meanwhile, CCC SA (WA:CCCP) added 3.32% or 6.50 points to end at 202.00 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 3.22% or 2.70 points to 86.64 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which fell 1.66% or 150.00 points to trade at 8900.00 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 1.52% or 0.09 points to end at 5.82 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 1.18% or 0.25 points to 20.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 208 to 205 and 184 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 5-year lows; losing 1.18% or 0.25 to 20.90.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.08% or 0.06 to $74.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.22% or 0.17 to hit $77.93 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 3.80 to trade at $1257.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.34% to 4.3823, while USD/PLN fell 0.19% to 3.7645.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 94.38.