Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Chemicals and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 3.23% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 7.35% or 26.10 points to trade at 381.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 7.08% or 4.60 points to end at 69.60 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was up 6.97% or 23.00 points to 353.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP), which fell 0.61% or 0.23 points to trade at 37.51 at the close. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) declined 0.39% or 0.32 points to end at 82.00 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was up 0.19% or 10.00 points to 5390.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 361 to 232 and 158 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.97% or 23.00 to 353.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.17% or 0.09 to $53.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $55.47 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.98% or 11.85 to trade at $1198.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.21% to 4.3620, while USD/PLN fell 0.27% to 4.0627.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.22% at 100.05.