Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Banking and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 2.06% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 6.40% or 0.80 points to trade at 13.30 at the close. Meanwhile, PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 4.35% or 1.14 points to end at 27.33 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 3.68% or 0.19 points to 5.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which fell 2.03% or 1.11 points to trade at 53.54 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 1.63% or 0.05 points to end at 3.02 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was down 1.18% or 1.45 points to 121.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 321 to 210 and 171 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.76% or 0.29 to $38.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.00% or 0.40 to hit $40.25 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.71% or 8.80 to trade at $1228.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.25% to 4.2577, while USD/PLN unchanged 0.00% to 3.7610.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.28% at 94.90.