Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Banking and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which rose 4.20% or 0.44 points to trade at 10.92 at the close. Meanwhile, PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) added 2.83% or 1.62 points to end at 58.89 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was up 1.46% or 0.17 points to 11.79 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP), which fell 3.32% or 1.67 points to trade at 48.63 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 3.29% or 2.36 points to end at 69.34 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 2.76% or 9.95 points to 351.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 311 to 261 and 177 ended unchanged.
Shares in PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.83% or 1.62 to 58.89.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.42% or 0.77 to $53.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.22% or 0.69 to hit $55.73 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.55 to trade at $1256.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.06% to 4.3105, while USD/PLN fell 0.31% to 4.0610.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 100.94.