Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.71% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which rose 4.03% or 5.00 points to trade at 129.03 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) added 3.34% or 2.38 points to end at 73.65 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 3.05% or 0.76 points to 25.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which fell 2.30% or 0.26 points to trade at 11.03 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.79% or 0.98 points to end at 53.79 and PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was down 1.34% or 0.37 points to 27.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 289 to 222 and 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.05% or 0.76 to 25.70.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.85% or 1.19 to $42.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.42% or 1.07 to hit $45.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.22% or 2.95 to trade at $1341.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.23% to 4.2706, while USD/PLN fell 0.18% to 3.8546.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 96.36.