Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Food and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.21% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 5.77% or 319.90 points to trade at 5860.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 4.39% or 2.15 points to end at 51.12 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.41% or 2.26 points to 96.17 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which fell 6.42% or 2.40 points to trade at 35.00 at the close. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 3.74% or 0.32 points to end at 8.23 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 1.56% or 1.15 points to 72.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 305 to 270 and 176 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.39% or 2.15 to 51.12.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.32% or 0.71 to $54.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.02% or 0.57 to hit $56.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 17.25 to trade at $1250.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.13% to 4.3043, while USD/PLN fell 0.15% to 4.0656.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 100.93.