Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Chemicals and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 3.98% or 2.41 points to trade at 62.99 at the close. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) added 1.63% or 1.01 points to end at 63.01 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 1.27% or 2.00 points to 159.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which lost 2.84% or 2.00 points to trade at 68.40 in late trade. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) declined 1.05% or 0.50 points to end at 47.00 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) shed 0.87% or 0.07 points to 8.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 322 to 232 and 185 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.53% or 0.81 to $53.83 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.36% or 0.76 to hit $56.66 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.35% or 3.95 to trade at $1137.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.04% to 4.4054, while USD/PLN fell 0.11% to 4.2118.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 103.02.