Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Information Technology, Construction and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which rose 3.58% or 2.76 points to trade at 79.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 2.89% or 2.70 points to end at 96.00 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was up 2.65% or 1.76 points to 68.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which fell 2.99% or 1.39 points to trade at 45.13 at the close. CCC SA (WA:CCCP) declined 2.58% or 7.50 points to end at 283.00 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 2.19% or 1.03 points to 45.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 250 to 231 and 184 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.58% or 2.76 to 79.76.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.48% or 0.77 to $51.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.16% or 0.67 to hit $56.90 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1287.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.19% to 4.3160, while USD/PLN fell 0.47% to 3.6645.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 93.07.