Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 1.30%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Energy , Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.30% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR ), which rose 5.50% or 11.40 points to trade at 218.50 at the close. Meanwhile, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE ) added 3.85% or 0.23 points to end at 6.21 and X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA:XTB ) was up 3.16% or 2.32 points to 75.82 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kruk SA (WA:KRU ), which fell 2.41% or 10.40 points to trade at 420.80 at the close. Pepco Group Nv (WA:PCOP ) declined 1.10% or 0.17 points to end at 14.87 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP ) was down 0.88% or 0.85 points to 95.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 263 to 231 and 119 ended unchanged.

Shares in CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR ) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.50% or 11.40 to 218.50. Shares in Pepco Group Nv (WA:PCOP ) fell to 3-years lows; losing 1.10% or 0.17 to 14.87.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.64% or 0.50 to $77.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.49% or 0.40 to hit $80.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 3.76 to trade at $2,754.66 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.04% to 4.26, while USD/PLN unchanged 0.00% to 4.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 109.03.

Source: Investing.com