Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 3.21%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 9.18% or 11.50 points to trade at 136.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) added 5.06% or 5.03 points to end at 104.45 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 5.00% or 6.60 points to 138.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 1.44% or 0.37 points to trade at 25.36 at the close. Benefit Systems SA (WA:BFT) declined 0.75% or 20.00 points to end at 2,630.00 and Orange Polska SA (WA:OPL) was down 0.15% or 0.01 points to 8.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 301 to 209 and 112 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.73% or 1.35 to $76.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.44% or 1.17 to hit $79.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.37% or 34.20 to trade at $2,526.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.43% to 4.27, while USD/PLN fell 0.65% to 3.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 102.59.