Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which rose 4.55% or 6.72 points to trade at 154.28 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 3.79% or 9.75 points to end at 266.80 and PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 3.09% or 0.74 points to 24.66 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which fell 4.80% or 2.55 points to trade at 50.55 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.54% or 2.13 points to end at 81.66 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was down 2.49% or 4.20 points to 164.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 267 to 260 and 153 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.67% or 0.74 to $45.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.69% or 0.76 to hit $45.77 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.73% or 21.95 to trade at $1294.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.50% to 4.4289, while USD/PLN rose 0.38% to 3.8766.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 93.66.