Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Food and Basic Materials sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.44%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP), which rose 5.16% or 6.65 points to trade at 135.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 4.78% or 0.31 points to end at 6.80 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 2.88% or 5.40 points to 192.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which fell 1.37% or 0.24 points to trade at 17.22 at the close. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) declined 1.37% or 0.69 points to end at 49.66 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was down 0.78% or 0.12 points to 15.18.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 319 to 240 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) fell to all time lows; falling 1.37% or 0.69 to 49.66.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.49% or 0.68 to $45.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.43% or 0.71 to hit $49.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.63% or 6.90 to trade at $1083.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.17% to 4.1745, while USD/PLN fell 0.08% to 3.8396.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.17% at 98.21.