Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Chemicals and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.62% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 2.09% or 0.80 points to trade at 39.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 1.80% or 0.10 points to end at 5.66 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 1.72% or 0.94 points to 55.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which fell 2.55% or 0.24 points to trade at 9.19 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 1.94% or 0.060 points to end at 3.030 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 1.61% or 0.49 points to 29.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 290 to 241 and 185 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.20% or 1.75 to $43.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 4.25% or 1.87 to hit $45.92 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1353.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.14% to 4.2595, while USD/PLN fell 0.05% to 3.8140.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 95.64.