WARSAW: Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Developers and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.72%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 6.36% or 7.65 points to trade at 127.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Kruk SA (WA:KRU) added 4.61% or 11.20 points to end at 254.00 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 4.17% or 2.96 points to 73.89 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which fell 2.19% or 2.37 points to trade at 105.75 at the close. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) declined 2.01% or 133.25 points to end at 6502.00 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was down 1.19% or 0.040 points to 3.310.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 273 to 259 and 185 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kruk SA (WA:KRU) rose to all time highs; rising 4.61% or 11.20 to 254.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.49% or 0.25 to $51.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.59% or 0.32 to hit $54.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 8.35 to trade at $1250.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.39% to 4.2325, while USD/PLN fell 0.25% to 3.9708.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 100.53.
