Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Construction, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which rose 0.81% or 0.34 points to trade at 42.14 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 0.67% or 1.20 points to end at 180.00 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was up 0.35% or 0.20 points to 57.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which fell 3.90% or 0.090 points to trade at 2.220 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) declined 2.95% or 2.30 points to end at 75.64 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 2.86% or 2.63 points to 89.39.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 248 to 174 and 179 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.44% or 1.81 to $72.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 3.31% or 2.61 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 8.90 to trade at $1246.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.40% to 4.3345, while USD/PLN rose 0.61% to 3.6981.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 94.09.