Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Energy and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 3.39% or 1.38 points to trade at 42.09 at the close. Meanwhile, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 2.24% or 1.48 points to end at 67.50 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 2.15% or 3.05 points to 145.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which fell 2.69% or 0.69 points to trade at 24.92 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) declined 1.80% or 0.18 points to end at 9.81 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was down 1.74% or 1.09 points to 61.65.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 279 to 225 and 197 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.24% or 1.48 to 67.50. Shares in PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) fell to all time lows; losing 1.80% or 0.18 to 9.81.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.75% or 0.38 to $50.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.58% or 0.30 to hit $51.73 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.10% or 1.25 to trade at $1256.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.13% to 4.3018, while USD/PLN rose 0.72% to 3.9135.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.42% at 97.94.