Poland stocks lower at close of trade; WIG30 down 0.24%

Poland stocks lower at close of trade; WIG30 down 0.24%

Sep 06, 2018

Poland stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Chemicals, Construction and Food sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.24%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 2.05% or 8.40 points to trade at 418.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 1.08% or 4.00 points to end at 376.00 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 0.97% or 0.40 points to 41.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which fell 5.57% or 2.06 points to trade at 34.94 at the close. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 3.99% or 0.32 points to end at 7.71 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was down 3.12% or 6.30 points to 195.90.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 324 to 147 and 173 ended unchanged.

Shares in Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) fell to 5-year lows; down 5.57% or 2.06 to 34.94. Shares in Enea SA (WA:ENAE) fell to all time lows; down 3.99% or 0.32 to 7.71.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 2.18% or 1.50 to $67.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.75% or 1.35 to hit $75.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.50 to trade at $1203.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was down 0.04% to 4.3264, while USD/PLN rose 0.03% to 3.7227.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.06.

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