Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Information Technology and Developers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.42% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which rose 2.91% or 1.85 points to trade at 65.35 at the close. Meanwhile, LPP SA (WA:LPPP) added 2.71% or 199.00 points to end at 7550.00 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 2.69% or 0.99 points to 37.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which fell 1.82% or 0.39 points to trade at 21.04 at the close. Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) declined 1.64% or 1.46 points to end at 87.35 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 1.52% or 0.25 points to 16.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 310 to 253 and 116 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.91% or 1.85 to 65.35.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.64% or 0.36 to $56.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.97% or 0.60 to hit $62.69 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.18% or 14.20 to trade at $1188.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.11% to 3.9918, while USD/PLN rose 0.25% to 3.7234.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 98.28.