Poland stocks higher at close of trade; WIG30 up 0.87%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the added 0.87%.

The best performers of the session on the were CCC SA (WA:), which rose 11.37% or 19.80 points to trade at 194.00 at the close. Meanwhile, PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:) added 6.23% or 0.41 points to end at 7.02 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:) was up 4.45% or 2.26 points to 53.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Allegro (WA:), which fell 11.33% or 3.98 points to trade at 31.14 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:) declined 6.86% or 0.60 points to end at 8.07 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:) was down 2.46% or 3.30 points to 130.65.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 307 to 223 and 95 ended unchanged.

Shares in CCC SA (WA:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 11.37% or 19.80 to 194.00. Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 6.86% or 0.60 to 8.07.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.35% or 0.24 to $68.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.30% or 0.22 to hit $72.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 4.95 to trade at $2,581.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was down 0.34% to 4.32, while USD/PLN fell 0.44% to 4.09.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 106.39.