Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals, Energy and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 2.51% or 123.00 points to trade at 5028.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 2.45% or 0.60 points to end at 25.10 and PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) was up 2.41% or 0.80 points to 33.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 3.62% or 2.61 points to trade at 69.50 at the close. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) declined 3.24% or 0.94 points to end at 28.03 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was down 2.78% or 0.35 points to 12.24.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 302 to 219 and 193 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.45% or 0.60 to 25.10.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.13% or 1.63 to $41.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.88% or 1.62 to hit $43.42 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.60% or 8.25 to trade at $1364.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.97% to 4.2830, while USD/PLN fell 0.29% to 3.8421.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.52% at 95.51.