Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.06%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 2.79% or 9.25 points to trade at 341.25 at the close. Meanwhile, Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 2.64% or 0.17 points to end at 6.60 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.54% or 1.83 points to 73.83 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which fell 3.98% or 2.15 points to trade at 51.85 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 1.67% or 0.64 points to end at 37.77 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) was down 1.27% or 0.06 points to 4.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 292 to 265 and 109 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) fell to all time lows; falling 3.98% or 2.15 to 51.85. Shares in Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) rose to all time highs; up 2.54% or 1.83 to 73.83.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.10% or 0.64 to $58.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.80% or 1.11 to hit $63.12 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.17% or 2.00 to trade at $1177.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.20% to 4.1879, while USD/PLN rose 0.51% to 3.7533.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 95.55.