Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Chemicals, Basic Materials and Developers sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.44% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kruk SA (WA:KRU), which rose 3.63% or 9.45 points to trade at 269.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) added 2.77% or 1.96 points to end at 72.83 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) was up 2.69% or 0.140 points to 5.350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which fell 4.57% or 3.20 points to trade at 66.80 at the close. CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) declined 2.06% or 1.44 points to end at 68.61 and OrangePL (WA:OPL) was down 1.56% or 0.07 points to 4.42.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 289 to 269 and 178 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kruk SA (WA:KRU) rose to all time highs; rising 3.63% or 9.45 to 269.75. Shares in OrangePL (WA:OPL) fell to all time lows; falling 1.56% or 0.07 to 4.42.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $50.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.28% or 0.15 to hit $53.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 4.90 to trade at $1278.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.20% to 4.2661, while USD/PLN fell 0.10% to 3.9705.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 99.58.