Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were OrangePL (WA:OPL), which rose 1.56% or 0.16 points to trade at 10.40 at the close. Meanwhile, PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 1.45% or 0.51 points to end at 35.75 and Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) was up 1.44% or 1.23 points to 86.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 1.88% or 1.11 points to trade at 57.79 at the close. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) declined 1.36% or 1.00 points to end at 72.50 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was down 1.34% or 2.00 points to 147.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 298 to 282 and 102 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 3.17% or 1.87 to $60.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.70% or 1.75 to hit $66.78 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.33% or 4.00 to trade at $1204.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.37% to 4.0926, while USD/PLN rose 0.08% to 3.6786.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.31% at 95.36.