Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 0.43%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking , Basic Materials and Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK ), which rose 3.11% or 18.80 points to trade at 623.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO ) added 1.69% or 2.55 points to end at 153.75 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP ) was up 1.52% or 0.14 points to 9.03 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW ), which fell 4.72% or 1.14 points to trade at 23.00 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP ) declined 3.28% or 0.55 points to end at 16.24 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE ) was down 2.93% or 0.32 points to 10.62.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 290 to 191 and 125 ended unchanged.

Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW ) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.72% or 1.14 to 23.00. Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.28% or 0.55 to 16.24.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.49% or 0.33 to $68.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $71.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.75 to trade at $2,526.35 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.02% to 4.28, while USD/PLN rose 0.37% to 3.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 101.54.

Source: Investing.com