Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Food and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.48%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN), which rose 2.75% or 0.18 points to trade at 6.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Energa SA (WA:ENGP) added 2.50% or 0.27 points to end at 11.08 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was up 2.34% or 0.30 points to 13.11 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP), which fell 1.30% or 0.10 points to trade at 7.58 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) declined 1.28% or 0.99 points to end at 76.39 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was down 0.73% or 0.39 points to 52.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 246 to 223 and 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.34% or 0.30 to 13.11.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.23% or 0.57 to $46.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.29% or 0.63 to hit $49.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.68 to trade at $1240.22 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.17% to 4.2104, while USD/PLN rose 0.52% to 3.6566.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 94.59.