Poland stocks lower at close of trade; WIG30 down 2.26%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Banking, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 2.26%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were BUDIMEX SA (WA:BDXP), which rose 1.25% or 7.00 points to trade at 567.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP) fell 0.03% or 0.10 points to end at 308.40 and X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA:XTB) was down 0.55% or 0.34 points to 61.66 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which fell 5.85% or 5.84 points to trade at 93.92 at the close. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) declined 5.37% or 0.78 points to end at 13.75 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was down 5.33% or 1.36 points to 24.14.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 305 to 187 and 121 ended unchanged.

Shares in Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.03% or 0.10 to 308.40. Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.33% or 1.36 to 24.14.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.59% or 1.10 to $68.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.60% or 1.16 to hit $71.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 3.55 to trade at $2,539.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.01% to 4.28, while USD/PLN unchanged 0.13% to 3.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 101.10.