Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Banking and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.96%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 5.29% or 18.80 points to trade at 374.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 5.14% or 2.80 points to end at 57.30 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 4.70% or 4.07 points to 90.69 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which fell 1.18% or 0.50 points to trade at 42.00 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 0.58% or 0.30 points to end at 51.50 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was down 0.51% or 0.03 points to 5.84.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 254 to 202 and 213 ended unchanged.
Shares in PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.18% or 0.50 to 42.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.34% or 1.49 to $65.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.55% or 1.72 to hit $69.14 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.73% or 9.60 to trade at $1321.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.01% to 4.2298, while USD/PLN fell 0.19% to 3.4498.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 89.80.