Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Information Technology and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.32%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 3.00% or 270.00 points to trade at 9275.00 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 2.13% or 1.98 points to end at 95.06 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was up 1.92% or 0.20 points to 10.64 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which lost 2.78% or 1.20 points to trade at 41.90 in late trade. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) declined 2.27% or 0.58 points to end at 24.98 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) shed 1.89% or 0.95 points to 49.25.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 212 to 194 and 207 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.97% or 1.31 to $67.83 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.70% or 1.22 to hit $72.80 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 4.70 to trade at $1354.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.03% to 4.1648, while USD/PLN fell 0.03% to 3.3649.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 89.34.