Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Food, Banking and Developers sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 6.39% or 4.70 points to trade at 78.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Kruk SA (WA:KRU) added 3.45% or 9.55 points to end at 286.00 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 1.53% or 0.10 points to 6.62 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which fell 2.82% or 2.00 points to trade at 69.00 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) declined 2.70% or 9.90 points to end at 356.20 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was down 2.45% or 0.88 points to 35.08.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 279 to 279 and 163 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kruk SA (WA:KRU) rose to all time highs; rising 3.45% or 9.55 to 286.00. Shares in Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.53% or 0.10 to 6.62.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.18% or 0.09 to $49.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $51.90 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.57 to trade at $1267.47 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.19% to 4.2279, while USD/PLN rose 0.03% to 3.8827.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 98.96.