Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.52% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Allegro (WA:ALEP), which rose 0.85% or 0.30 points to trade at 35.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 49.06 and CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR) was down 0.13% or 0.20 points to 157.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which fell 4.68% or 5.80 points to trade at 118.10 at the close. Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) declined 4.66% or 0.45 points to end at 9.21 and Pepco Group Nv (WA:PCOP) was down 4.58% or 0.90 points to 18.73.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 326 to 188 and 100 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.28% or 1.79 to $76.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.97% or 1.62 to hit $80.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 12.45 to trade at $2,407.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.03% to 4.28, while USD/PLN rose 0.34% to 3.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 104.16.