Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Media, 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 OrangePL (WA:OPL), which rose 6.33% or 0.33 points to trade at 5.54 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 1.33% or 1.70 points to end at 129.20 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 1.22% or 0.79 points to 65.77 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which fell 3.21% or 0.76 points to trade at 22.94 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 2.60% or 1.39 points to end at 52.01 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was down 2.14% or 0.12 points to 5.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 251 to 243 and 178 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.02% or 0.44 to $42.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $44.92 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.04% or 0.50 to trade at $1327.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.06% to 4.3605, while USD/PLN fell 0.12% to 3.9680.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 97.17.