Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Information Technology, Telecoms and Media sectors led shares higher. Poland stocks higher at close of trade: Bulls hope for better…

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.19%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which rose 4.38% or 2.40 points to trade at 57.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) added 3.88% or 2.25 points to end at 60.18 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) was up 2.44% or 0.16 points to 6.71 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which fell 2.18% or 3.90 points to trade at 175.00 at the close. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 1.83% or 0.29 points to end at 15.57 and mBank SA (WA:MBK) was down 1.78% or 7.30 points to 403.35.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 265 to 255 and 127 ended unchanged.

Shares in mBank SA (WA:MBK) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.78% or 7.30 to 403.35.

Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.05% or 0.60 to $57.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.09% or 0.68 to hit $62.69 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.54% or 6.30 to trade at $1163.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was up 0.10% to 4.1922, while USD/PLN fell 0.27% to 3.7791.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 96.22.