Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Media and Developers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 4.33% or 13.90 points to trade at 335.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) added 3.70% or 2.50 points to end at 70.15 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 3.16% or 0.21 points to 6.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 5.24% or 0.65 points to trade at 11.75 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 2.78% or 0.53 points to end at 18.56 and mBank SA (WA:MBK) was down 2.70% or 11.85 points to 427.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 317 to 235 and 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) fell to all time lows; falling 5.24% or 0.65 to 11.75. Shares in Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.16% or 0.21 to 6.85. Shares in mBank SA (WA:MBK) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.70% or 11.85 to 427.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.38% or 0.23 to $60.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.34% or 0.21 to hit $64.08 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.92% or 22.60 to trade at $1199.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.58% to 4.1764, while USD/PLN rose 0.00% to 3.6635.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.44% at 94.07.