Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Banking and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 2.22%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 7.67% or 0.69 points to trade at 9.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) added 1.97% or 0.64 points to end at 33.14 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 1.47% or 0.10 points to 6.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which fell 6.54% or 20.10 points to trade at 287.35 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) declined 6.32% or 16.80 points to end at 249.15 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) was down 4.60% or 2.56 points to 53.03.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 370 to 180 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in mBank SA (WA:MBK) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.54% or 20.10 to 287.35. Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.32% or 16.80 to 249.15.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 5.42% or 1.69 to $29.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 4.71% or 1.46 to hit $29.43 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.51% or 16.20 to trade at $1089.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 1.94% to 4.4799, while USD/PLN rose 0.90% to 4.0808.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.57% at 98.55.