Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Information Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.93% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which rose 2.26% or 5.20 points to trade at 235.40 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 1.27% or 5.40 points to end at 429.00 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 1.05% or 0.90 points to 86.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 5.20% or 4.78 points to trade at 87.22 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 4.72% or 2.24 points to end at 45.20 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 4.14% or 3.76 points to 87.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 257 to 201 and 199 ended unchanged.
Shares in KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.14% or 3.76 to 87.05.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.46% or 0.30 to $65.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.37% or 0.26 to hit $69.55 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.40 to trade at $1354.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.11% to 4.2217, while USD/PLN fell 0.83% to 3.3933.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 88.66.