Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Energy, Basic Materials and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.93%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 0.96% or 3.60 points to trade at 377.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) added 0.58% or 0.14 points to end at 24.28 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 0.17% or 0.01 points to 5.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which fell 4.52% or 1.90 points to trade at 40.10 at the close. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 4.50% or 0.45 points to end at 9.56 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) was down 4.29% or 0.37 points to 8.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 294 to 169 and 195 ended unchanged.
Shares in PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.52% or 1.90 to 40.10. Shares in Enea SA (WA:ENAE) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.50% or 0.45 to 9.56.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.07% or 0.70 to $64.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.59% or 0.41 to hit $69.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 3.40 to trade at $1324.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.24% to 4.2191, while USD/PLN rose 0.10% to 3.4312.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 89.53.