Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.57% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 4.63% or 2.79 points to trade at 63.00 at the close. Meanwhile, ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 3.39% or 5.35 points to end at 163.35 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was up 2.99% or 1.20 points to 41.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which fell 2.88% or 6.25 points to trade at 210.95 at the close. Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) declined 1.83% or 0.62 points to end at 33.22 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 1.60% or 5.25 points to 323.15.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 276 to 269 and 162 ended unchanged.
Shares in ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) rose to all time highs; up 3.39% or 5.35 to 163.35.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.34% or 0.70 to $53.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.26% or 0.70 to hit $56.17 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.33% or 3.85 to trade at $1165.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.41% to 4.3698, while USD/PLN fell 1.07% to 4.1719.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.59% at 102.63.