Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Information Technology and Telecoms sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which rose 2.83% or 2.12 points to trade at 77.12 at the close. Meanwhile, Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) added 2.69% or 1.45 points to end at 55.37 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was up 2.06% or 1.67 points to 82.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which fell 3.00% or 4.80 points to trade at 155.00 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) declined 2.78% or 8.10 points to end at 283.00 and PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was down 2.68% or 0.79 points to 28.67.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 267 to 265 and 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.00% or 4.80 to 155.00. Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.78% or 8.10 to 283.00. Shares in PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.68% or 0.79 to 28.67.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.70% or 0.34 to $48.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.37% or 0.76 to hit $54.52 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.90% or 9.80 to trade at $1084.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.57% to 4.1435, while USD/PLN rose 0.67% to 3.7765.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 97.40.