Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Developers and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.44% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 2.65% or 1.76 points to trade at 68.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 2.52% or 1.84 points to end at 74.84 and Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP) was up 2.33% or 2.00 points to 88.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which fell 4.68% or 2.95 points to trade at 60.05 at the close. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 3.31% or 3.64 points to end at 106.42 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was down 3.24% or 1.33 points to 39.68.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 259 to 190 and 177 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.68% or 2.95 to 60.05. Shares in Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) rose to all time highs; up 2.52% or 1.84 to 74.84.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.96% or 1.36 to $70.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.67% or 0.53 to hit $79.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.00 to trade at $1208.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.12% to 4.3089, while USD/PLN fell 0.03% to 3.7070.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 94.87.