Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.99% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.52% or 1.38 points to trade at 40.55 at the close. Meanwhile, PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 2.65% or 0.71 points to end at 27.51 and Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) was up 2.38% or 0.64 points to 27.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which fell 2.82% or 1.25 points to trade at 43.15 at the close. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 2.18% or 0.18 points to end at 8.08 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) was down 1.62% or 0.40 points to 24.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 274 to 238 and 205 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.03% or 0.51 to $49.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.93% or 0.47 to hit $50.00 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.04% or 0.45 to trade at $1269.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.18% to 4.3295, while USD/PLN fell 0.58% to 3.9574.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.24% at 98.68.