Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Food and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 8.83% or 3.61 points to trade at 44.50 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 4.96% or 3.51 points to end at 74.34 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 3.43% or 0.58 points to 17.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which fell 2.30% or 0.30 points to trade at 12.72 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.02% or 1.81 points to end at 87.69 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was down 1.18% or 0.06 points to 5.04.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 282 to 240 and 183 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.43% or 0.58 to 17.50.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.23% or 1.33 to $42.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.94% or 1.26 to hit $44.17 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.76% or 21.70 to trade at $1256.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.26% to 4.2952, while USD/PLN fell 0.71% to 3.7778.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.48% at 94.00.