Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Information Technology and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 4.11% or 2.80 points to trade at 71.00 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 3.32% or 2.34 points to end at 72.74 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was up 1.75% or 0.77 points to 44.87 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which fell 3.19% or 1.91 points to trade at 58.00 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 2.21% or 0.11 points to end at 4.87 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was down 1.56% or 0.040 points to 2.520.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 287 to 245 and 214 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.64% or 0.28 to $44.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $45.60 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.95% or 25.45 to trade at $1279.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.13% to 4.3309, while USD/PLN rose 1.06% to 3.9245.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.92% at 97.83.