Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.14% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP), which rose 8.80% or 4.95 points to trade at 61.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) added 4.49% or 1.80 points to end at 41.87 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 3.10% or 1.06 points to 35.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which fell 4.53% or 17.10 points to trade at 360.20 at the close. Energa SA (WA:ENGP) declined 1.67% or 0.17 points to end at 10.03 and OrangePL (WA:OPL) was down 1.57% or 0.07 points to 4.39.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 299 to 230 and 183 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) rose to all time highs; gaining 8.80% or 4.95 to 61.22. Shares in Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.49% or 1.80 to 41.87. Shares in OrangePL (WA:OPL) fell to all time lows; falling 1.57% or 0.07 to 4.39.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.54% or 0.27 to $49.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $52.59 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.34 to trade at $1265.86 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.21% to 4.2300, while USD/PLN rose 0.70% to 3.8909.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 99.10.