Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Information Technology and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.84% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP), which rose 5.74% or 1.80 points to trade at 33.15 at the close. Meanwhile, PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) added 3.23% or 1.39 points to end at 44.40 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was up 2.75% or 0.070 points to 2.620 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Synthos SA (WA:SNS), which fell 2.30% or 0.110 points to trade at 4.680 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 2.10% or 0.22 points to end at 10.24 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was down 1.18% or 1.70 points to 142.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 277 to 265 and 191 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.74% or 1.80 to 33.15.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.59% or 0.78 to $49.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.64% or 0.82 to hit $50.80 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.26% or 3.35 to trade at $1269.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.30% to 4.3376, while USD/PLN rose 0.38% to 3.9799.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 98.88.