Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Energy and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW), which rose 5.74% or 4.67 points to trade at 85.97 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) added 5.19% or 4.71 points to end at 95.47 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 4.96% or 0.33 points to 6.98 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which fell 1.61% or 123.10 points to trade at 7511.00 at the close. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 0.68% or 1.05 points to end at 152.85 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 0.53% or 0.29 points to 54.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 332 to 242 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.96% or 0.33 to 6.98.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.36% or 0.18 to $49.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.73% or 0.39 to hit $52.66 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 1.18% or 13.50 to trade at $1157.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.08% to 4.2262, while USD/PLN fell 0.75% to 3.7169.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.57% at 94.86.