Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Food and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.11%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.58% or 0.25 points to trade at 7.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) added 1.49% or 0.26 points to end at 17.76 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was up 0.75% or 0.04 points to 5.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Text SA (WA:TXTP), which fell 3.09% or 2.10 points to trade at 65.80 at the close. Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY) declined 3.01% or 21.00 points to end at 676.50 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 2.85% or 0.61 points to 20.78.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 316 to 230 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) fell to 3-years lows; losing 2.85% or 0.61 to 20.78.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.93% or 1.36 to $69.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.25% or 0.18 to hit $72.70 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.45% or 37.94 to trade at $2,646.04 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.25% to 4.26, while USD/PLN fell 0.38% to 4.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 107.48.