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

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.71%.

The best performers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA: JSW ), which rose 2.59% or 0.65 points to trade at 25.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Orange Polska SA (WA: OPL ) added 2.31% or 0.19 points to end at 8.42 and Pepco Group Nv (WA: PCOP ) was up 2.30% or 0.39 points to 17.12 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Text SA (WA: TXTP ), which fell 4.17% or 2.30 points to trade at 52.90 at the close. Kruk SA (WA: KRU ) declined 3.71% or 15.20 points to end at 394.00 and CCC SA (WA: CCCP ) was down 2.97% or 5.60 points to 183.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Warsaw Stock Exchange by 286 to 252 and 99 ended unchanged.

Shares in Text SA (WA: TXTP ) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.17% or 2.30 to 52.90. Shares in Kruk SA (WA: KRU ) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.71% or 15.20 to 394.00.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.46% or 0.32 to $69.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.30% or 0.22 to hit $72.59 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.87% or 53.14 to trade at $2,901.64 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was down 0.73% to 4.16, while USD/PLN fell 1.78% to 3.96.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.03% at 106.45.