Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Food, Information Technology and Media sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 3.31% or 250.00 points to trade at 7800.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) added 2.28% or 1.48 points to end at 66.50 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was up 1.70% or 2.00 points to 119.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which fell 2.42% or 11.80 points to trade at 475.00 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 2.22% or 0.82 points to end at 36.18 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 2.07% or 8.00 points to 378.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 299 to 280 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.28% or 1.48 to 66.50.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.97% or 0.56 to $57.18 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.44% or 0.28 to hit $65.14 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.46% or 17.40 to trade at $1176.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.87% to 4.0347, while USD/PLN rose 0.39% to 3.7094.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.40% at 97.05.