Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Banking and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 3.10% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which rose 5.57% or 4.22 points to trade at 80.02 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 5.20% or 4.52 points to end at 91.46 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 4.85% or 5.61 points to 121.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 1.43% or 1.21 points to trade at 83.59 at the close. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) declined 0.44% or 0.31 points to end at 69.49 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 0.19% or 0.01 points to 5.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 278 to 254 and 202 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.57% or 4.22 to 80.02. Shares in KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.20% or 4.52 to 91.46.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.54% or 0.28 to $51.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.94% or 0.51 to hit $54.97 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.83% or 9.80 to trade at $1168.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.38% to 4.5010, while USD/PLN fell 0.20% to 4.1951.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.31% at 100.44.