Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Food and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 8.93% or 7.19 points to trade at 87.72 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 6.85% or 5.00 points to end at 78.00 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 3.79% or 4.48 points to 122.73 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which fell 4.33% or 1.65 points to trade at 36.50 at the close. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) declined 4.23% or 240.30 points to end at 5446.60 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) was down 3.22% or 0.78 points to 23.46.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 308 to 234 and 186 ended unchanged.
Shares in KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.93% or 7.19 to 87.72. Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.33% or 1.65 to 36.50. Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.85% or 5.00 to 78.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.46% or 0.66 to $44.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.29% or 0.60 to hit $45.76 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.80% or 10.15 to trade at $1263.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.81% to 4.3779, while USD/PLN rose 1.08% to 4.0229.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 98.85.