Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Telecoms and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.41% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which rose 5.84% or 1.65 points to trade at 29.89 at the close. Meanwhile, CCC SA (WA:CCCP) added 2.94% or 6.20 points to end at 217.20 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 2.83% or 3.62 points to 131.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 5.77% or 3.69 points to trade at 60.21 at the close. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) declined 4.64% or 3.21 points to end at 65.94 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was down 2.76% or 152.05 points to 5348.95.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 313 to 245 and 152 ended unchanged.
Shares in Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.84% or 1.65 to 29.89. Shares in CCC SA (WA:CCCP) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.94% or 6.20 to 217.20.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 2.23% or 1.20 to $52.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.04% or 1.16 to hit $55.66 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.76% or 8.75 to trade at $1160.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.39% to 4.3953, while USD/PLN fell 0.00% to 4.2208.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.78% at 103.17.