Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.22%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR), which rose 4.40% or 6.90 points to trade at 163.70 at the close. Meanwhile, CCC SA (WA:CCCP) added 3.45% or 4.40 points to end at 132.10 and Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY) was up 2.89% or 22.00 points to 782.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which fell 0.98% or 0.11 points to trade at 11.16 at the close. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 0.52% or 0.75 points to end at 143.75 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 0.42% or 0.11 points to 26.27.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 247 to 244 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.98% or 0.11 to 11.16.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.32% or 0.99 to $76.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.84% or 0.66 to hit $78.99 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.98% or 23.80 to trade at $2,456.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.05% to 4.33, while USD/PLN rose 0.17% to 3.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 103.11.