Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemicals, Construction and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 2.05% or 8.40 points to trade at 418.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 1.08% or 4.00 points to end at 376.00 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 0.97% or 0.40 points to 41.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 5.57% or 2.06 points to trade at 34.94 at the close. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 3.99% or 0.32 points to end at 7.71 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was down 3.12% or 6.30 points to 195.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 324 to 147 and 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.57% or 2.06 to 34.94. Shares in Enea SA (WA:ENAE) fell to all time lows; down 3.99% or 0.32 to 7.71.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.18% or 1.50 to $67.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.75% or 1.35 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.50 to trade at $1203.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.04% to 4.3264, while USD/PLN rose 0.03% to 3.7227.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.06.