Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 0.23%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Information Technology , Chemicals and Media sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were 11BIT (WA:11B ), which rose 5.90% or 9.00 points to trade at 161.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Orange Polska SA (WA:OPL ) added 2.17% or 0.16 points to end at 7.45 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP ) was up 2.01% or 1.90 points to 96.30 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS ), which fell 1.60% or 0.23 points to trade at 14.12 at the close. mBank SA (WA:MBK ) declined 0.83% or 4.60 points to end at 549.00 and Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY ) was down 0.80% or 5.50 points to 679.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 367 to 192 and 91 ended unchanged.

Shares in Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP ) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 2.01% or 1.90 to 96.30.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.26% or 0.88 to $70.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.15% or 0.84 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.76% or 20.21 to trade at $2,633.69 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was up 0.26% to 4.27, while USD/PLN rose 0.25% to 4.10.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 107.76.

Source: Investing.com