Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 1.41%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which rose 0.93% or 0.08 points to trade at 8.65 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 0.90% or 1.50 points to end at 169.00 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) was up 0.84% or 0.050 points to 6.000 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 3.32% or 2.30 points to trade at 67.00 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) declined 2.90% or 10.05 points to end at 336.10 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was down 2.49% or 1.99 points to 78.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 298 to 242 and 154 ended unchanged.
Shares in Synthos SA (WA:SNS) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 0.84% or 0.050 to 6.000. Shares in Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) fell to 5-year highs; falling 2.49% or 1.99 to 78.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.94% or 0.50 to $52.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.50% or 0.28 to hit $55.42 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.05 to trade at $1197.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.00% to 4.3335, while USD/PLN rose 0.17% to 4.0579.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 100.54.