Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Energy sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.66% or 1.90 points to trade at 53.75 at the close. Meanwhile, CCC SA (WA:CCCP) added 3.34% or 4.05 points to end at 125.15 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) was up 3.29% or 0.44 points to 13.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which fell 2.93% or 1.77 points to trade at 58.69 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 2.61% or 0.07 points to end at 2.61 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was down 1.79% or 0.20 points to 11.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 256 to 231 and 173 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 6.56% or 1.96 to $31.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 6.37% or 2.08 to hit $34.80 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 1.06% or 11.90 to trade at $1139.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.16% to 4.4162, while USD/PLN fell 1.01% to 3.9977.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.25% at 97.63.