Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Banking and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.73% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP), which rose 6.19% or 3.86 points to trade at 66.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) added 4.95% or 1.95 points to end at 41.32 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was up 4.77% or 3.35 points to 73.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP), which fell 2.40% or 2.50 points to trade at 101.80 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.05% or 0.48 points to end at 45.02 and Play Communications SA (WA:PLY) was down 0.93% or 0.20 points to 21.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 242 to 198 and 185 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.62% or 0.43 to $69.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.83% or 0.61 to hit $74.54 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 6.00 to trade at $1225.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.30% to 4.2842, while USD/PLN rose 0.33% to 3.6758.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 94.48.