Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.93%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 5.18% or 3.27 points to trade at 66.39 at the close. Meanwhile, PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 4.12% or 0.97 points to end at 24.52 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 3.83% or 0.66 points to 17.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which fell 2.28% or 1.00 points to trade at 42.80 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 1.78% or 1.37 points to end at 75.63 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was down 1.43% or 0.10 points to 6.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 285 to 241 and 168 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.94% or 1.36 to $47.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.51% or 1.20 to hit $49.03 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.26% or 3.25 to trade at $1275.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 1.06% to 4.3637, while USD/PLN fell 1.10% to 3.8521.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 94.47.