Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Construction and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.18%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 6.24% or 19.35 points to trade at 329.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) added 5.26% or 0.140 points to end at 2.800 and Boryszew SA (WA:BORY) was up 3.79% or 0.21 points to 5.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which fell 1.18% or 0.08 points to trade at 6.72 at the close. OrangePL (WA:OPL) declined 1.15% or 0.06 points to end at 5.16 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) was down 0.54% or 0.020 points to 3.670.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 252 to 238 and 193 ended unchanged.
Shares in OrangePL (WA:OPL) fell to all time lows; down 1.15% or 0.06 to 5.16.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.48% or 0.74 to $49.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.54% or 0.78 to hit $49.84 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.45 to trade at $1271.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.39% to 4.3769, while USD/PLN fell 0.79% to 3.8773.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.31% at 93.87.