Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 0.82%

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

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.82%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR ), which rose 5.45% or 5.04 points to trade at 97.58 at the close. Meanwhile, KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH ) added 4.90% or 7.65 points to end at 163.70 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP ) was up 4.33% or 650.00 points to 15,660.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS ), which fell 7.57% or 1.05 points to trade at 12.76 at the close. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN ) declined 2.83% or 1.62 points to end at 55.54 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP ) was down 2.50% or 0.50 points to 19.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 264 to 237 and 101 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.40% or 1.67 to $68.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 2.14% or 1.56 to hit $71.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 9.90 to trade at $2,694.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was up 0.24% to 4.28, while USD/PLN fell 0.19% to 3.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 100.23.

Source: Investing.com