– Poland stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy , Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.67%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA: PZU ), which rose 6.83% or 2.73 points to trade at 42.68 at the close. Meanwhile, Enea SA (WA: ENAE ) added 5.76% or 0.63 points to end at 11.57 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA: CPS ) was up 5.08% or 0.63 points to 12.93 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were LPP SA (WA: LPPP ), which fell 0.41% or 60.00 points to trade at 14,660.00 at the close. Orange Polska SA (WA: OPL ) declined 0.37% or 0.03 points to end at 7.58 and BUDIMEX SA (WA: BDXP ) was down 0.33% or 1.60 points to 488.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 268 to 242 and 107 ended unchanged.

Shares in Orange Polska SA (WA: OPL ) fell to 52-week lows; down 0.37% or 0.03 to 7.58.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.54% or 1.06 to $69.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.40% or 1.02 to hit $73.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 18.25 to trade at $2,669.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was up 0.24% to 4.34, while USD/PLN rose 0.75% to 4.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 106.89.