Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals, Food and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which rose 3.48% or 0.10 points to trade at 2.97 at the close. Meanwhile, OrangePL (WA:OPL) added 2.70% or 0.17 points to end at 6.47 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) was up 1.65% or 0.40 points to 24.68 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 3.97% or 0.74 points to trade at 17.91 at the close. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) declined 3.75% or 217.95 points to end at 5600.05 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was down 2.60% or 1.37 points to 51.34.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 288 to 229 and 182 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.56% or 1.52 to $44.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.29% or 1.46 to hit $45.78 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.29% or 3.65 to trade at $1243.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.68% to 4.3788, while USD/PLN fell 1.08% to 3.8723.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.36% at 94.40.