Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 2.34% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 9.32% or 6.90 points to trade at 80.90 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 4.12% or 3.63 points to end at 91.75 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was up 4.05% or 0.35 points to 8.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Play Communications SA (WA:PLY), which fell 1.00% or 0.22 points to trade at 21.78 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 0.39% or 0.20 points to end at 50.90 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was down 0.11% or 0.08 points to 70.38.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 244 to 203 and 182 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $68.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.18% or 0.14 to hit $76.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.30 to trade at $1215.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.22% to 4.2673, while USD/PLN fell 0.67% to 3.6552.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 94.72.