Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.64% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which rose 2.94% or 0.070 points to trade at 2.450 at the close. Meanwhile, Kruk SA (WA:KRU) added 2.40% or 5.00 points to end at 213.00 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) was up 2.25% or 0.18 points to 8.18 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 6.47% or 5.50 points to trade at 79.50 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) declined 3.76% or 2.04 points to end at 52.18 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 3.64% or 3.17 points to 83.97.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 333 to 139 and 166 ended unchanged.
Shares in KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.64% or 3.17 to 83.97.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 2.11% or 1.38 to $63.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.90% or 1.32 to hit $68.14 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.18% or 15.80 to trade at $1326.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.24% to 4.2026, while USD/PLN rose 0.20% to 3.4036.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 89.45.