Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.65%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which rose 5.34% or 3.55 points to trade at 70.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) added 3.86% or 1.44 points to end at 38.76 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was up 3.45% or 1.09 points to 32.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which fell 2.79% or 0.090 points to trade at 3.140 at the close. Synthos SA (WA:SNS) declined 1.70% or 0.090 points to end at 5.210 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was down 1.08% or 0.11 points to 10.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 291 to 258 and 164 ended unchanged.
Shares in Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.86% or 1.44 to 38.76.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.83% or 0.96 to $51.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.88% or 1.03 to hit $53.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.01% or 13.10 to trade at $1281.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.42% to 4.2516, while USD/PLN rose 0.60% to 3.9699.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 99.71.