Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Basic Materials and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP), which rose 4.73% or 8.00 points to trade at 177.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 2.50% or 8.40 points to end at 344.50 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 2.33% or 1.82 points to 79.82 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which fell 2.66% or 139.30 points to trade at 5099.95 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.59% or 1.83 points to end at 68.71 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was down 1.73% or 0.15 points to 8.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 285 to 268 and 182 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) rose to all time highs; rising 4.73% or 8.00 to 177.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.48% or 0.78 to $53.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.66% or 0.92 to hit $56.24 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.42% or 17.00 to trade at $1213.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.25% to 4.3232, while USD/PLN fell 1.14% to 4.0075.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.83% at 99.59.