Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which rose 2.96% or 0.30 points to trade at 10.45 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 2.75% or 5.50 points to end at 205.50 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 2.40% or 6.00 points to 256.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which fell 3.06% or 11.60 points to trade at 368.00 at the close. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 2.48% or 3.11 points to end at 122.47 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was down 1.95% or 1.15 points to 57.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 232 to 210 and 208 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.51% or 0.31 to $61.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.43% or 0.28 to hit $65.17 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 8.50 to trade at $1317.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.38% to 4.2165, while USD/PLN rose 0.76% to 3.4226.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 90.04.