Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 4.06% or 2.72 points to trade at 69.70 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 3.44% or 13.00 points to end at 391.00 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was up 3.34% or 11.50 points to 356.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP), which fell 1.81% or 3.20 points to trade at 173.80 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 1.75% or 0.70 points to end at 39.20 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was down 1.65% or 1.32 points to 78.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 299 to 292 and 166 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.34% or 11.50 to 356.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.59% or 0.31 to $53.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.77% or 0.43 to hit $56.01 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.44% or 5.35 to trade at $1206.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.19% to 4.3150, while USD/PLN rose 0.23% to 4.0128.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 99.86.