Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Information Technology, Banking and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 6.18% or 2.38 points to trade at 40.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 5.05% or 0.62 points to end at 12.90 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 2.90% or 0.20 points to 7.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 3.73% or 2.21 points to trade at 56.99 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) declined 3.47% or 10.20 points to end at 284.00 and Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) was down 2.85% or 1.03 points to 35.17.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 281 to 242 and 162 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.61% or 0.25 to $41.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.44% or 0.18 to hit $41.38 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 0.78% or 9.80 to trade at $1244.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.13% to 4.2592, while USD/PLN rose 0.17% to 3.7896.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.33% at 95.38.