Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media, Banking and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 2.88% or 1.93 points to trade at 68.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 2.37% or 7.70 points to end at 332.00 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 2.11% or 1.16 points to 56.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 2.04% or 1.15 points to trade at 55.19 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 1.78% or 0.050 points to end at 2.760 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 1.08% or 1.23 points to 112.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 286 to 268 and 180 ended unchanged.
Shares in CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) rose to all time highs; rising 2.11% or 1.16 to 56.23.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.65% or 0.33 to $51.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.61% or 0.33 to hit $54.25 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 1.10% or 13.35 to trade at $1198.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.07% to 4.3665, while USD/PLN rose 0.09% to 4.1088.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 101.44.