Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Developers, Banking and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which rose 4.09% or 1.09 points to trade at 27.76 at the close. Meanwhile, Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) added 3.85% or 0.30 points to end at 8.10 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was up 3.41% or 2.59 points to 78.51 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 4.50% or 2.11 points to trade at 44.80 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 2.07% or 0.24 points to end at 11.38 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was down 2.02% or 0.89 points to 43.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 305 to 235 and 175 ended unchanged.
Shares in Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.85% or 0.30 to 8.10.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.43% or 0.64 to $45.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.52% or 0.72 to hit $47.98 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.42% or 5.65 to trade at $1348.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.31% to 4.3199, while USD/PLN fell 0.13% to 3.8448.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.20% at 94.99.