Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals, Banking and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 6.31% or 2.55 points to trade at 42.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 5.11% or 1.47 points to end at 30.22 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 2.65% or 1.47 points to 56.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which fell 3.43% or 0.97 points to trade at 27.27 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.69% or 1.83 points to end at 66.20 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was down 2.16% or 2.76 points to 124.91.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 297 to 231 and 182 ended unchanged.
Shares in Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) fell to all time lows; losing 3.43% or 0.97 to 27.27. Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 52-week lows; down 2.69% or 1.83 to 66.20.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.59% or 0.28 to $47.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.81% or 0.40 to hit $49.56 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.01% or 0.20 to trade at $1343.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.26% to 4.2990, while USD/PLN fell 0.17% to 3.8011.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 94.48.