Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.58%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 11.36% or 510.00 points to trade at 5000.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) added 6.76% or 1.65 points to end at 26.05 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 6.07% or 3.25 points to 56.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which fell 2.58% or 1.05 points to trade at 39.65 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 2.35% or 0.060 points to end at 2.490 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) was down 2.25% or 0.56 points to 24.32.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 282 to 254 and 180 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.27% or 0.13 to $48.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.57% or 0.29 to hit $51.18 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 2.61% or 34.25 to trade at $1278.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.20% to 4.3050, while USD/PLN rose 0.43% to 3.8485.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 96.13.