Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 0.44%
Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food , Banking and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA: JSW ), which rose 4.96% or 1.13 points to trade at 23.90 at the close. Meanwhile, CD PROJEKT SA (WA: CDR ) added 3.10% or 6.50 points to end at 216.50 and X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA: XTB ) was up 2.21% or 1.48 points to 68.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asseco Poland SA (WA: ACPP ), which fell 2.58% or 4.20 points to trade at 158.30 at the close. BUDIMEX SA (WA: BDXP ) declined 0.96% or 5.40 points to end at 555.00 and Orange Polska SA (WA: OPL ) was down 0.84% or 0.08 points to 8.92.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 301 to 220 and 97 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.42% or 0.30 to $71.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.24% or 0.18 to hit $74.67 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 19.64 to trade at $3,165.64 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.28% to 4.17, while USD/PLN fell 0.89% to 3.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 103.48.