Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Chemicals and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 1.47% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which rose 4.16% or 5.06 points to trade at 126.78 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 3.89% or 17.40 points to end at 465.00 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) was up 3.62% or 0.160 points to 4.580 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which fell 3.17% or 2.15 points to trade at 65.60 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.04% or 0.52 points to end at 49.40 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was down 0.95% or 1.12 points to 117.33.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 251 to 245 and 186 ended unchanged.
Shares in mBank SA (WA:MBK) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.89% or 17.40 to 465.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.81% or 0.35 to $43.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.57% or 0.26 to hit $46.01 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.90% or 11.26 to trade at $1245.14 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.32% to 4.2097, while USD/PLN fell 0.33% to 3.7601.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 96.97.