Poland stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy, Banking and Food sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.66%, Investing reports. The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which rose 3.63% or 1.26 points to trade at 35.99 at the close. Meanwhile, CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) added 3.61% or 2.49 points to end at 71.49 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was up 3.30% or 0.110 points to 3.440 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which fell 2.15% or 4.85 points to trade at 220.75 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.75% or 0.90 points to end at 50.63 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was down 1.12% or 1.25 points to 110.38.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 265 to 259 and 166 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.52% or 0.27 to $51.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.44% or 0.24 to hit $53.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 4.57 to trade at $1250.93 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was down 0.47% to 4.1824, while USD/PLN fell 0.40% to 3.7424.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.34.