Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Construction and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.14% or 0.96 points to trade at 31.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) added 2.04% or 0.90 points to end at 45.07 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 1.80% or 1.35 points to 76.49 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which fell 5.14% or 11.20 points to trade at 206.80 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 2.34% or 0.080 points to end at 3.340 and PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) was down 1.50% or 0.95 points to 62.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 283 to 244 and 183 ended unchanged.
Shares in Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.04% or 0.90 to 45.07.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.82% or 1.35 to $49.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.52% or 1.28 to hit $52.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 3.86 to trade at $1231.56 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.36% to 4.1975, while USD/PLN fell 0.77% to 3.8236.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 98.77.