WARSAW: Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Energy, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 4.59% or 19.50 points to trade at 444.00 at the close. Meanwhile, LPP SA (WA:LPPP) added 4.56% or 289.85 points to end at 6650.00 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 4.11% or 8.70 points to 220.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which fell 4.80% or 3.19 points to trade at 63.30 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) declined 2.73% or 1.89 points to end at 67.31 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was down 0.96% or 0.49 points to 50.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 294 to 226 and 182 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.55% or 0.75 to $47.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.40% or 0.71 to hit $49.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 8.61 to trade at $1275.61 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.17% to 4.1859, while USD/PLN fell 0.67% to 3.7142.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 96.72.