Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Energy, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 1.85% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which rose 0.96% or 0.24 points to trade at 25.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) added 0.29% or 0.33 points to end at 114.58 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was up 0.09% or 0.20 points to 228.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which fell 6.84% or 0.67 points to trade at 9.13 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 6.81% or 0.69 points to end at 9.44 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was down 6.51% or 0.140 points to 2.010.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 296 to 159 and 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Energa SA (WA:ENGP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.84% or 0.67 to 9.13. Shares in PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.81% or 0.69 to 9.44. Shares in Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) fell to all time lows; falling 6.51% or 0.140 to 2.010.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.60% or 0.43 to $71.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.44% or 0.35 to hit $79.22 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1291.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.39% to 4.3003, while USD/PLN rose 1.01% to 3.6737.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 93.90.