Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Telecoms and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 3.01% or 10.30 points to trade at 352.60 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 2.82% or 13.05 points to end at 475.15 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 2.67% or 6.00 points to 231.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which fell 1.84% or 2.08 points to trade at 110.78 at the close. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) declined 1.18% or 84.35 points to end at 7065.65 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was down 1.03% or 0.10 points to 9.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 246 to 236 and 195 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.52% or 0.70 to $46.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.31% or 0.64 to hit $49.41 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.49% or 18.52 to trade at $1223.78 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.38% to 4.2485, while USD/PLN rose 0.96% to 3.7369.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 95.90.