Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Food and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.16% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 2.68% or 8.20 points to trade at 314.50 at the close. Meanwhile, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) added 2.09% or 0.26 points to end at 12.69 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 1.47% or 1.00 points to 68.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 6.89% or 1.19 points to trade at 16.09 at the close. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) declined 6.65% or 356.35 points to end at 5005.00 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 1.92% or 1.26 points to 64.29.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 257 to 232 and 174 ended unchanged.
Shares in LPP SA (WA:LPPP) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.65% or 356.35 to 5005.00.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.69% or 0.32 to $45.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.20% or 0.57 to hit $47.03 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.33% or 4.25 to trade at $1271.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.30% to 4.4154, while USD/PLN rose 0.16% to 3.8795.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 94.07.