Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which rose 4.49% or 4.09 points to trade at 95.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 3.55% or 0.43 points to end at 12.53 and Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) was up 2.34% or 1.12 points to 49.01 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which fell 2.07% or 3.35 points to trade at 158.25 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 1.93% or 0.32 points to end at 16.30 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was down 1.32% or 100.00 points to 7500.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 315 to 243 and 114 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.49% or 4.09 to 95.20.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 3.85% or 1.73 to $43.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.87% or 1.47 to hit $49.55 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.39% or 4.30 to trade at $1108.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.03% to 4.2017, while USD/PLN fell 0.22% to 3.8026.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 97.20.