Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Construction, Banking and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 2.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Allegro (WA:ALEP), which rose 0.87% or 0.31 points to trade at 35.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) added 0.46% or 0.04 points to end at 8.65 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to 20.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BUDIMEX SA (WA:BDXP), which fell 7.69% or 42.50 points to trade at 510.50 at the close. mBank SA (WA:MBK) declined 4.93% or 29.40 points to end at 567.00 and Santander Bank Polska SA (WA:SPL1) was down 4.37% or 21.00 points to 459.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 312 to 196 and 97 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.98% or 1.33 to $68.54 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.92% or 1.36 to hit $72.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 15.90 to trade at $2,797.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.40% to 4.35, while USD/PLN unchanged 0.01% to 4.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 103.88.