Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Food, Oil & Gas and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 2.86% or 1.48 points to trade at 53.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 2.69% or 0.49 points to end at 18.71 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was up 2.47% or 138.50 points to 5737.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which fell 2.27% or 7.50 points to trade at 322.70 at the close. ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) declined 1.94% or 2.40 points to end at 121.60 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 1.89% or 1.38 points to 71.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 265 to 246 and 173 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.69% or 0.49 to 18.71.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.55% or 0.25 to $45.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.70% or 0.33 to hit $47.26 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.33% or 16.65 to trade at $1267.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.32% to 4.3981, while USD/PLN rose 0.30% to 3.8836.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.46% at 93.95.