Poland Stock Market Update

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

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.11%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were:
– Eurocash SA (WA:EUR): rose 3.58% or 0.25 points to trade at 7.10 at the close.
– Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP): added 1.49% or 0.26 points to end at 17.76.
– PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE): was up 0.75% or 0.04 points to 5.89 in late trade.

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session were:
– Text SA (WA:TXTP): fell 3.09% or 2.10 points to trade at 65.80 at the close.
– Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY): declined 3.01% or 21.00 points to end at 676.50.
– Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW): down 2.85% or 0.61 points to 20.78.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 316 to 230, while 97 ended unchanged.

Shares in Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) fell to 3-year lows, losing 2.85% or 0.61 to 20.78.

Commodities Update

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.93% or 1.36 to $69.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading:
– Brent oil for February fell 0.25% or 0.18 to hit $72.70 a barrel.
– February Gold Futures contract rose 1.45% or 37.94 to trade at $2,646.04 a troy ounce.

Currency Update

• EUR/PLN was up 0.25% to 4.26.
• USD/PLN fell 0.38% to 4.09.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.62% at 107.48.