Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Information Technology sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.64% to hit a new all time low.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which rose 3.04% or 11.30 points to trade at 382.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) added 2.37% or 0.16 points to end at 6.92 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 1.57% or 1.85 points to 119.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN), which fell 6.69% or 0.43 points to trade at 6.00 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) declined 5.29% or 4.33 points to end at 77.50 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was down 3.83% or 10.70 points to 269.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 372 to 228 and 86 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.83% or 10.70 to 269.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.35% or 0.98 to $40.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.96% or 0.43 to hit $44.76 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1081.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.19% to 4.2422, while USD/PLN rose 1.03% to 3.9554.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.67% at 99.23.