Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Basic Materials and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE), which rose 4.89% or 0.64 points to trade at 13.73 at the close. Meanwhile, Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) added 4.09% or 0.11 points to end at 2.80 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 3.48% or 1.60 points to 47.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were OrangePL (WA:OPL), which fell 1.85% or 0.13 points to trade at 6.89 at the close. Synthos SA (WA:SNS) declined 1.08% or 0.04 points to end at 3.67 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was down 0.88% or 0.05 points to 5.62.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 313 to 276 and 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in Synthos SA (WA:SNS) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.08% or 0.04 to 3.67.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.32% or 0.57 to $42.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.68% or 0.78 to hit $45.40 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1070.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.12% to 4.2752, while USD/PLN rose 0.25% to 4.0292.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 99.89.