Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 2.37% or 1.35 points to trade at 58.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 1.40% or 3.55 points to end at 257.55 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 1.26% or 0.13 points to 10.42 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW), which fell 2.93% or 2.21 points to trade at 73.29 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) declined 2.87% or 1.69 points to end at 57.27 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was down 2.75% or 0.19 points to 6.71.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 279 to 195 and 191 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.37% or 1.35 to 58.25.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.15% or 0.32 to $27.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.01% or 0.31 to hit $30.53 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 4.95% or 59.10 to trade at $1253.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.14% to 4.4199, while USD/PLN fell 0.48% to 3.8904.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 95.38.