Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Energy, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which rose 6.24% or 0.63 points to trade at 10.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) added 3.66% or 1.54 points to end at 43.58 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was up 3.53% or 2.15 points to 63.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which fell 3.91% or 1.67 points to trade at 40.99 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) declined 2.15% or 2.28 points to end at 103.75 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was down 2.09% or 195.00 points to 9150.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 249 to 215 and 186 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.86% or 1.72 to $61.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.61% or 1.66 to hit $65.27 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.80 to trade at $1325.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.19% to 4.1959, while USD/PLN fell 0.31% to 3.4039.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 89.98.