Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.58% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which rose 4.67% or 0.40 points to trade at 8.97 at the close. Meanwhile, Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) added 1.77% or 0.49 points to end at 28.22 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 1.14% or 0.53 points to 47.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which fell 5.41% or 6.43 points to trade at 112.45 at the close. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) declined 3.75% or 4.75 points to end at 121.91 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 3.65% or 3.54 points to 93.56.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 343 to 173 and 162 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.59% or 0.33 to $55.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.48% or 0.30 to hit $61.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.59 to trade at $1278.31 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.00% to 4.2468, while USD/PLN rose 0.01% to 3.5998.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 93.74.