Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Food, Media and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 5.24% or 1.03 points to trade at 20.68 at the close. Meanwhile, LPP SA (WA:LPPP) added 3.01% or 169.55 points to end at 5800.00 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 2.86% or 1.47 points to 52.92 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which fell 1.50% or 1.04 points to trade at 68.43 at the close. Synthos SA (WA:SNS) declined 1.47% or 0.06 points to end at 4.01 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 1.34% or 1.00 points to 73.39.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 281 to 195 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.24% or 1.03 to 20.68.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.59% or 1.19 to $44.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 3.12% or 1.48 to hit $45.89 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.54% or 7.00 to trade at $1297.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.60% to 4.3932, while USD/PLN rose 0.02% to 3.8162.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.37% at 92.68.