Stock market
Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in theEnergy, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.52% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which rose 4.60% or 13.50 points to trade at 307.00 at the close. Meanwhile,Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) added 3.85% or 1.97 points to end at 53.13 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 3.53% or 6.35 points to 186.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which fell 6.74% or 338.95 points to trade at 4689.05 at the close. CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) declined 3.25% or 1.09 points to end at 32.46 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was down 1.36% or 0.39 points to 28.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 279 to 208 and 224 ended unchanged.
Shares in LPP SA (WA:LPPP) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.74% or 338.95 to 4689.05.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.33% or 0.95 to $41.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.02% or 0.87 to hit $43.97 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.30% or 4.05 to trade at $1368.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.23% to 4.2924, while USD/PLN rose 0.38% to 3.8541.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 95.66.
Source by Investing.com
