Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP), which rose 3.74% or 3.65 points to trade at 101.20 at the close. Meanwhile, CCC SA (WA:CCCP) added 1.84% or 3.80 points to end at 210.00 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 1.43% or 0.62 points to 43.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which fell 4.71% or 4.16 points to trade at 84.22 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 4.29% or 0.77 points to end at 17.18 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was down 3.33% or 0.30 points to 8.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 238 to 194 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 5-year lows; losing 4.29% or 0.77 to 17.18.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.53% or 0.35 to $65.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.49% or 0.35 to hit $71.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.40 to trade at $1185.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.20% to 4.2983, while USD/PLN fell 0.50% to 3.7664.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 96.16.