Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Construction and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.05% to hit a new all time low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 5.90% or 15.30 points to trade at 274.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) added 2.97% or 4.03 points to end at 139.60 and mBank SA (WA:MBK) was up 2.31% or 6.85 points to 302.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which fell 4.98% or 0.63 points to trade at 12.02 at the close. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) declined 4.54% or 1.94 points to end at 40.76 and Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) was down 3.83% or 1.42 points to 35.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 396 to 175 and 91 ended unchanged.
Shares in Energa SA (WA:ENGP) fell to all time lows; falling 4.98% or 0.63 to 12.02. Shares in Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.83% or 1.42 to 35.70.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 2.43% or 1.00 to $40.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.36% or 0.59 to hit $43.24 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 2.34% or 24.80 to trade at $1086.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.52% to 4.3103, while USD/PLN rose 0.00% to 3.9602.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.50% at 98.30.