Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.87% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 4.60% or 5.27 points to trade at 119.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 3.14% or 2.32 points to end at 76.32 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 2.21% or 0.77 points to 35.56 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 1.75% or 1.18 points to trade at 66.30 at the close. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) declined 0.99% or 1.12 points to end at 111.91 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was down 0.83% or 0.09 points to 10.72.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 261 to 231 and 186 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.58% or 0.27 to $46.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.39% or 0.19 to hit $48.72 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.09 to trade at $1233.59 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.07% to 4.2074, while USD/PLN fell 0.01% to 3.6671.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 94.95.