Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 0.43%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Construction sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.43%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 3.11% or 18.80 points to trade at 623.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) added 1.69% or 2.55 points to end at 153.75 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) was up 1.52% or 0.14 points to 9.03 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 4.72% or 1.14 points to trade at 23.00 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 3.28% or 0.55 points to end at 16.24 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was down 2.93% or 0.32 points to 10.62.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 290 to 191 and 125 ended unchanged.

Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.72% or 1.14 to 23.00. Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.28% or 0.55 to 16.24.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.49% or 0.33 to $68.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.15% or 0.11 to hit $71.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.75 to trade at $2,526.35 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.02% to 4.28, while USD/PLN rose 0.37% to 3.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 101.54.