Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemicals, Construction and Energy sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 2.27% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP), which rose 2.46% or 2.95 points to trade at 123.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) added 0.27% or 0.18 points to end at 67.61 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 0.16% or 0.08 points to 49.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 7.76% or 5.77 points to trade at 68.63 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 5.86% or 0.150 points to end at 2.410 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was down 5.11% or 0.26 points to 4.83.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 373 to 116 and 168 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 3.56% or 1.71 to $46.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 3.61% or 1.77 to hit $47.20 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.65% or 21.20 to trade at $1309.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.02% to 4.4284, while USD/PLN rose 0.95% to 3.9695.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.69% at 95.32.