Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Developers and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.97%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 9.76% or 1.28 points to trade at 14.39 at the close. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) added 6.29% or 2.22 points to end at 37.51 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) was up 5.38% or 0.49 points to 9.59 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which lost 0.91% or 0.22 points to trade at 23.89 in late trade. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 0.58% or 0.31 points to end at 53.39 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) shed 0.39% or 0.02 points to 5.13.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 293 to 219 and 150 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.96% or 0.47 to $48.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.76% or 0.38 to hit $49.66 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 2.38% or 28.90 to trade at $1241.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.07% to 4.3873, while USD/PLN fell 1.50% to 3.8721.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.49% at 94.14.