Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food, Basic Materials and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.56%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 4.90% or 252.00 points to trade at 5394.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) added 2.70% or 1.30 points to end at 49.50 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was up 2.19% or 0.66 points to 30.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which fell 2.66% or 0.070 points to trade at 2.560 at the close. Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW) declined 1.55% or 1.14 points to end at 72.50 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 1.52% or 4.05 points to 261.95.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 259 to 243 and 170 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.31% or 0.15 to $48.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.84% or 0.42 to hit $49.41 a barrel, while the August Gold contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1288.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.13% to 4.4259, while USD/PLN fell 0.49% to 3.9366.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.78.