Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.99% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 3.52% or 1.38 points to trade at 40.55 at the close. PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 2.65% or 0.71 points to end at 27.51 and Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU) was up 2.38% or 0.64 points to 27.48 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which lost 2.82% or 1.25 points to trade at 43.15 in late trade. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 2.18% or 0.18 points to end at 8.08 and Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) shed 1.62% or 0.40 points to 24.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 274 to 238 and 205 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.03% or 0.51 to $49.21 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.95% or 0.48 to hit $49.99 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.04% or 0.45 to trade at $1269.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.18% to 4.3295, while USD/PLN fell 0.59% to 3.9572.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.25% at 98.67.