Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Energy, Information Technology and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.84% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which rose 1.02% or 0.25 points to trade at 24.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) added 0.77% or 0.50 points to end at 65.22 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 0.25% or 0.45 points to 182.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which fell 5.17% or 2.30 points to trade at 42.20 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 4.68% or 0.130 points to end at 2.650 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 4.28% or 1.66 points to 37.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 343 to 227 and 148 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.89% or 1.29 to $43.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 2.60% or 1.22 to hit $45.67 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.45% or 5.85 to trade at $1317.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.14% to 4.3666, while USD/PLN fell 0.20% to 3.8998.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.39% at 95.64.