Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 2.93%

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

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 2.93%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO ), which rose 7.94% or 11.45 points to trade at 155.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR ) added 7.58% or 6.84 points to end at 97.06 and Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY ) was up 6.82% or 46.00 points to 720.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Text SA (WA:TXTP ), which fell 3.54% or 2.10 points to trade at 57.20 at the close. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS ) declined 2.43% or 0.31 points to end at 12.25 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP ) was down 1.54% or 2.80 points to 178.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 297 to 205 and 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in Text SA (WA:TXTP ) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.54% or 2.10 to 57.20.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.15% or 0.11 to $71.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $74.86 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.96% or 25.65 to trade at $2,701.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was down 0.83% to 4.31, while USD/PLN fell 1.37% to 4.00.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 104.34.

Source: Investing.com