Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Information Technology, Media and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.98% or 1.59 points to trade at 41.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) added 2.14% or 1.69 points to end at 80.79 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 1.60% or 1.95 points to 123.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 5.29% or 3.17 points to trade at 56.75 at the close. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) declined 3.45% or 0.80 points to end at 22.40 and Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) was down 2.58% or 1.40 points to 52.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 292 to 235 and 116 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.53% or 0.26 to $49.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.59% or 0.32 to hit $53.70 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.39% or 4.30 to trade at $1089.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.56% to 4.1498, while USD/PLN rose 1.24% to 3.8032.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.55% at 97.76.