Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.56% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which rose 4.80% or 2.53 points to trade at 55.24 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 4.50% or 12.50 points to end at 290.00 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was up 4.46% or 0.44 points to 10.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 2.05% or 1.53 points to trade at 73.00 at the close. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 1.55% or 2.17 points to end at 138.23 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 1.03% or 0.56 points to 53.57.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 286 to 199 and 189 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.73% or 0.36 to $49.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.78% or 0.39 to hit $50.27 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.33% or 4.20 to trade at $1265.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.04% to 4.3742, while USD/PLN fell 0.48% to 3.8497.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.35% at 93.48.