Poland stocks lower at close of trade; WIG30 down 0.39%

Investing.com – Poland stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals , Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.39%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Text SA (WA: TXTP ), which rose 3.51% or 1.95 points to trade at 57.45 at the close. Meanwhile, BUDIMEX SA (WA: BDXP ) added 0.92% or 5.20 points to end at 573.20 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA: PKO ) was up 0.43% or 0.34 points to 78.52 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Grupa Azoty SA (WA: ATTP ), which fell 14.40% or 3.18 points to trade at 18.90 at the close. Pepco Group Nv (WA: PCOP ) declined 1.83% or 0.38 points to end at 20.41 and Dino Polska SA (WA: DNP ) was down 1.51% or 8.00 points to 523.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 266 to 248 and 107 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.48% or 0.32 to $66.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $68.99 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.63% or 21.30 to trade at $3,337.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was up 0.36% to 4.27, while USD/PLN rose 0.85% to 3.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.56% at 98.31.

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