Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemicals, Basic Materials and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 7.00% or 1.22 points to trade at 18.65 at the close. Meanwhile, mBank SA (WA:MBK) added 2.86% or 9.25 points to end at 333.00 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 1.35% or 0.70 points to 52.71 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which fell 4.31% or 262.00 points to trade at 5818.00 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.86% or 2.66 points to end at 90.49 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was down 2.15% or 0.27 points to 12.29.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 300 to 221 and 178 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.00% or 1.22 to 18.65.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.97% or 0.86 to $42.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.20% or 0.54 to hit $44.53 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.91% or 11.15 to trade at $1241.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 1.09% to 4.4163, while USD/PLN rose 0.69% to 3.9188.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 94.73.