Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals, Developers and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Synthos SA (WA:SNS), which rose 4.52% or 0.250 points to trade at 5.780 at the close. Meanwhile, Kruk SA (WA:KRU) added 3.13% or 7.95 points to end at 261.95 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 1.43% or 1.06 points to 74.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which fell 3.02% or 0.32 points to trade at 10.28 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 3.01% or 2.20 points to end at 70.80 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was down 2.11% or 0.070 points to 3.240.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 281 to 252 and 168 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kruk SA (WA:KRU) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.13% or 7.95 to 261.95.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.06% or 0.54 to $51.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.92% or 0.50 to hit $54.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.15 to trade at $1253.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.05% to 4.2364, while USD/PLN rose 0.15% to 3.9771.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.56.