Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Construction and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.73% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR), which rose 1.54% or 2.50 points to trade at 164.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Benefit Systems SA (WA:BFT) added 1.01% or 25.00 points to end at 2,500.00 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 0.55% or 0.12 points to 22.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Santander Bank Polska SA (WA:SPL1), which fell 8.55% or 43.00 points to trade at 459.80 at the close. Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) declined 4.52% or 2.56 points to end at 54.02 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was down 4.11% or 3.82 points to 89.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 338 to 168 and 104 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.19% or 1.44 to $67.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.73% or 1.20 to hit $70.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.50 to trade at $2,542.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.36% to 4.29, while USD/PLN rose 0.41% to 3.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 101.65.