Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 3.40% or 2.33 points to trade at 70.93 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 2.43% or 0.80 points to end at 33.73 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.13% or 2.26 points to 108.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 1.83% or 1.00 points to trade at 53.70 at the close. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 1.43% or 0.12 points to end at 8.30 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 1.34% or 0.43 points to 31.67.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 283 to 272 and 176 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.61% or 0.81 to $51.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.88% or 1.00 to hit $54.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.50 to trade at $1257.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.32% to 4.2475, while USD/PLN rose 0.38% to 3.9835.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.50.