Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Banking, Media and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 6.34% or 4.35 points to trade at 72.95 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 3.66% or 12.90 points to end at 364.90 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was up 2.67% or 8.75 points to 336.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which fell 2.10% or 0.65 points to trade at 30.25 at the close. CCC SA (WA:CCCP) declined 2.07% or 4.50 points to end at 213.00 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 2.04% or 0.85 points to 40.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 293 to 257 and 177 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) rose to 3-years highs; up 6.34% or 4.35 to 72.95. Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.67% or 8.75 to 336.85.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.70% or 0.89 to $53.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.96% or 1.08 to hit $56.18 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.45% or 5.35 to trade at $1201.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.15% to 4.3769, while USD/PLN fell 0.60% to 4.1052.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.69% at 101.00.