Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Media and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.48% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP), which rose 1.20% or 1.45 points to trade at 121.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 0.82% or 0.04 points to end at 4.92 and mBank SA (WA:MBK) was up 0.52% or 1.65 points to 319.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which fell 3.71% or 9.90 points to trade at 257.05 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) declined 3.44% or 2.42 points to end at 67.86 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was down 3.32% or 5.06 points to 147.56.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 317 to 197 and 164 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.49% or 1.09 to $44.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.99% or 0.89 to hit $45.51 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.29% or 3.75 to trade at $1278.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.06% to 4.4038, while USD/PLN rose 0.75% to 3.8608.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 93.74.