Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms, Energy and Construction sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 4.25% or 1.91 points to trade at 46.84 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW) added 3.83% or 2.87 points to end at 77.87 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 2.83% or 4.05 points to 147.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OrangePL (WA:OPL), which fell 7.80% or 0.51 points to trade at 6.03 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 4.64% or 0.13 points to end at 2.67 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was down 3.56% or 4.15 points to 112.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 273 to 231 and 179 ended unchanged.
Shares in OrangePL (WA:OPL) fell to all time lows; down 7.80% or 0.51 to 6.03.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.65% or 0.19 to $29.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 2.25% or 0.75 to hit $32.64 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 2.38% or 29.50 to trade at $1209.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.21% to 4.4044, while USD/PLN rose 0.35% to 3.9535.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 96.89.