WARSAW: Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Food and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Synthos SA (WA:SNS), which rose 2.28% or 0.130 points to trade at 5.820 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 2.12% or 0.96 points to end at 46.20 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 1.94% or 1.50 points to 79.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which fell 1.68% or 0.050 points to trade at 2.920 at the close. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 1.38% or 0.15 points to end at 10.70 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was down 1.22% or 1.75 points to 141.68.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 309 to 282 and 166 ended unchanged.
Shares in Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.12% or 0.96 to 46.20.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.37% or 0.20 to $53.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.56% or 0.31 to hit $56.12 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1239.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.43% to 4.3151, while USD/PLN fell 0.50% to 4.0638.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 100.86.
