WARSAW: Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Oil & Gas and Information Technology sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which rose 2.85% or 3.06 points to trade at 110.47 at the close. Meanwhile, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) added 2.62% or 0.29 points to end at 11.34 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 2.47% or 0.15 points to 6.23 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which fell 2.19% or 1.45 points to trade at 64.80 at the close. Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) declined 1.40% or 0.09 points to end at 6.34 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 1.03% or 1.25 points to 120.53.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 276 to 274 and 167 ended unchanged.
Shares in Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) rose to all time highs; rising 2.85% or 3.06 to 110.47.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.26% or 0.14 to $52.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.41% or 0.23 to hit $55.63 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.71% or 9.05 to trade at $1287.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.06% to 4.2429, while USD/PLN rose 0.27% to 3.9917.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 100.36.
