Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Telecoms, Chemicals and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.71% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which rose 4.03% or 5.00 points to trade at 129.03 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) added 3.34% or 2.38 points to end at 73.65 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 3.05% or 0.76 points to 25.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which lost 2.30% or 0.26 points to trade at 11.03 in late trade. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.79% or 0.98 points to end at 53.79 and PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) shed 1.34% or 0.37 points to 27.16.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 289 to 222 and 196 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.85% or 1.19 to $42.99 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.42% or 1.07 to hit $45.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.22% or 2.95 to trade at $1341.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.23% to 4.2706, while USD/PLN fell 0.18% to 3.8546.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 96.36.