Investing.com – Poland stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemicals , Banking and Developers sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.12%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Gielda Papierow Wartosciowych w Warszawie SA (WA: GPW ), which rose 2.58% or 1.10 points to trade at 43.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Grupa Azoty SA (WA: ATTP ) added 2.40% or 0.52 points to end at 22.20 and mBank SA (WA: MBK ) was up 1.78% or 13.40 points to 765.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pepco Group Nv (WA: PCOP ), which fell 4.34% or 0.77 points to trade at 16.88 at the close. BUDIMEX SA (WA: BDXP ) declined 2.19% or 13.00 points to end at 581.00 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA: JSW ) was down 1.56% or 0.37 points to 23.28.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 284 to 238 and 108 ended unchanged.

Shares in mBank SA (WA: MBK ) rose to all time highs; up 1.78% or 13.40 to 765.60.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.63% or 1.08 to $67.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.77% or 1.23 to hit $70.69 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 3.84 to trade at $2,922.76 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.02% to 4.17, while USD/PLN fell 0.54% to 3.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 103.73.