Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which rose 1.59% or 0.48 points to trade at 30.61 at the close. Meanwhile, Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) added 0.93% or 0.51 points to end at 55.20 and OrangePL (WA:OPL) was up 0.42% or 0.03 points to 7.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 3.55% or 3.40 points to trade at 92.48 at the close. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) declined 2.98% or 0.75 points to end at 24.45 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was down 2.40% or 0.34 points to 13.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 305 to 254 and 108 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 0.93% or 0.51 to 55.20.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.14% or 0.99 to $45.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.49% or 0.72 to hit $47.98 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.99% or 11.70 to trade at $1165.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.57% to 4.2847, while USD/PLN rose 0.52% to 3.7751.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 94.97.