Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Food, Basic Materials and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.54%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 7.98% or 3.84 points to trade at 51.99 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) added 4.00% or 2.61 points to end at 67.83 and Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW) was up 3.67% or 2.86 points to 80.89 in late trade.
Biggest losers included mBank (WA:MBK), which lost 3.99% or 13.80 points to trade at 332.20 in late trade. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 3.46% or 1.75 points to end at 48.80 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) shed 3.32% or 9.55 points to 277.95.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 291 to 210 and 173 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.06% or 0.35 to $33.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.79% or 0.63 to hit $35.92 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.55% or 19.20 to trade at $1219.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.35% to 4.3693, while USD/PLN rose 1.12% to 3.9970.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.70% at 98.12.