Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.21% or 1.54 points to trade at 49.54 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) added 1.98% or 1.09 points to end at 56.20 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 1.11% or 1.43 points to 130.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which fell 3.24% or 1.07 points to trade at 32.00 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 2.90% or 0.14 points to end at 4.69 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was down 2.20% or 2.19 points to 97.53.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 353 to 214 and 101 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 4.09% or 1.24 to $31.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 4.42% or 1.39 to hit $32.70 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.17% or 12.90 to trade at $1118.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.41% to 4.4570, while USD/PLN fell 0.40% to 4.1082.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 99.15.