Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Information Technology and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Kruk SA (WA:KRU), which rose 4.44% or 9.20 points to trade at 216.20 at the close. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) added 3.17% or 0.81 points to end at 26.40 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) was up 1.48% or 6.00 points to 412.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which lost 2.55% or 1.50 points to trade at 57.40 in late trade. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 1.83% or 0.18 points to end at 9.64 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) shed 1.43% or 0.70 points to 48.30.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 264 to 240 and 198 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.56% or 0.36 to $64.66 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $70.09 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.80 to trade at $1340.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.05% to 4.1731, while USD/PLN fell 0.55% to 3.4007.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 90.17.