Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals, Basic Materials and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.40%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 13.76% or 5.20 points to trade at 43.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 7.55% or 0.80 points to end at 11.40 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was up 6.59% or 0.89 points to 14.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which fell 4.07% or 3.07 points to trade at 72.43 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 1.35% or 0.21 points to end at 15.35 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 0.67% or 0.35 points to 52.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 291 to 234 and 109 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 6.20% or 2.64 to $45.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 5.60% or 2.67 to hit $50.23 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.86% or 9.70 to trade at $1132.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.42% to 4.2169, while USD/PLN rose 0.23% to 3.7722.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.47% at 96.20.