Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Information Technology and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 1.59% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which rose 3.43% or 1.95 points to trade at 58.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) added 1.43% or 0.13 points to end at 9.24 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) was up 0.83% or 0.07 points to 8.47 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which fell 8.87% or 4.30 points to trade at 44.20 at the close. Kruk SA (WA:KRU) declined 6.00% or 13.60 points to end at 213.00 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 4.96% or 5.02 points to 96.09.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 286 to 177 and 199 ended unchanged.
Shares in PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.87% or 4.30 to 44.20. Shares in KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.96% or 5.02 to 96.09.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.51% or 0.32 to $62.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.24% or 0.16 to hit $66.05 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.40 to trade at $1317.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.04% to 4.2193, while USD/PLN fell 0.36% to 3.4197.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 89.43.