Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemicals, Banking and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 2.03% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 1.50% or 0.70 points to trade at 47.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) added 0.97% or 0.09 points to end at 9.37 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 0.67% or 0.55 points to 82.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which fell 5.85% or 0.56 points to trade at 9.02 at the close. Kruk SA (WA:KRU) declined 5.38% or 11.30 points to end at 198.70 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was down 4.49% or 7.40 points to 157.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 237 to 167 and 194 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kruk SA (WA:KRU) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.38% or 11.30 to 198.70.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.06% or 0.77 to $73.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $77.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 4.70 to trade at $1251.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.36% to 4.3678, while USD/PLN rose 0.16% to 3.7729.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 94.92.