Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Energy, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which rose 4.63% or 2.04 points to trade at 46.08 at the close. Meanwhile, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) added 4.08% or 0.45 points to end at 11.48 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) was up 4.05% or 0.28 points to 7.19 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which fell 2.41% or 0.65 points to trade at 26.30 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) declined 1.20% or 0.88 points to end at 72.68 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 0.54% or 0.28 points to 51.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 294 to 223 and 178 ended unchanged.
Shares in Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.63% or 2.04 to 46.08.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.23% or 1.10 to $50.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.23% or 1.17 to hit $53.68 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.27 to trade at $1252.53 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.34% to 4.2012, while USD/PLN fell 1.09% to 3.7548.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 97.17.