Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Media sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.05%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which rose 4.44% or 1.20 points to trade at 28.20 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 3.52% or 11.90 points to end at 349.65 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 2.89% or 0.34 points to 12.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which fell 0.64% or 0.55 points to trade at 85.50 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 0.55% or 0.02 points to end at 3.59 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was down 0.50% or 0.03 points to 5.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 270 to 263 and 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) fell to all time lows; losing 0.55% or 0.02 to 3.59.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.76% or 0.77 to $44.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.62% or 1.29 to hit $50.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.12% or 12.20 to trade at $1106.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.43% to 4.2020, while USD/PLN rose 0.14% to 3.8214.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.27% at 97.40.