Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Information Technology, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.46% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 15.58% or 8.45 points to trade at 62.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) added 4.18% or 2.22 points to end at 55.32 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) was up 3.43% or 231.05 points to 6962.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which fell 3.84% or 2.86 points to trade at 71.54 at the close. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 3.04% or 0.26 points to end at 8.29 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was down 2.83% or 6.90 points to 237.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 276 to 260 and 193 ended unchanged.
Shares in PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) rose to 52-week highs; up 15.58% or 8.45 to 62.70. Shares in LPP SA (WA:LPPP) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.43% or 231.05 to 6962.60.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $48.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $51.73 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 1.55 to trade at $1228.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.55% to 4.2832, while USD/PLN fell 0.38% to 3.9856.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.10.