Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food, Banking and Telecoms sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.94%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which rose 4.63% or 0.15 points to trade at 3.39 at the close. Meanwhile, PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 3.39% or 0.94 points to end at 28.65 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was up 2.65% or 7.60 points to 294.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which fell 3.00% or 2.60 points to trade at 84.00 at the close. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) declined 1.99% or 0.45 points to end at 22.22 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 1.37% or 0.58 points to 41.81.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 275 to 273 and 111 ended unchanged.
Shares in KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) fell to 5-year lows; down 3.00% or 2.60 to 84.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 3.87% or 1.67 to $41.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 3.19% or 1.55 to hit $47.26 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.98% or 10.90 to trade at $1127.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.21% to 4.1723, while USD/PLN fell 0.02% to 3.7748.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 96.92.