Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which rose 1.96% or 0.45 points to trade at 23.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 1.43% or 0.07 points to end at 4.98 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was up 1.08% or 0.75 points to 70.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 5.77% or 3.32 points to trade at 54.21 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) declined 3.07% or 2.16 points to end at 68.20 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was down 2.73% or 2.07 points to 73.62.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 314 to 201 and 195 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.77% or 3.32 to 54.21.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.46% or 0.65 to $44.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.77% or 0.82 to hit $45.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.15 to trade at $1304.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.26% to 4.3285, while USD/PLN rose 0.14% to 3.8933.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 97.07.