Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Energy and Information Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.99% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 3.79% or 1.60 points to trade at 43.87 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 1.31% or 1.65 points to end at 127.20 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 1.06% or 0.07 points to 6.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which fell 4.49% or 322.05 points to trade at 6850.00 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) declined 3.35% or 3.16 points to end at 91.06 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 3.01% or 1.49 points to 48.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 359 to 226 and 84 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.65% or 0.30 to $46.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $48.62 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1106.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.14% to 4.2491, while USD/PLN rose 0.08% to 3.9084.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.12% at 98.11.