Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Media, Energy and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.40%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 4.78% or 2.00 points to trade at 43.85 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 3.93% or 14.20 points to end at 375.80 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) was up 3.48% or 2.45 points to 72.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kruk SA (WA:KRU), which lost 5.47% or 14.00 points to trade at 242.00 in late trade. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 3.23% or 0.30 points to end at 9.00 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) shed 2.44% or 5.00 points to 200.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 238 to 220 and 177 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.92% or 1.85 to $65.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.93% or 2.01 to hit $70.66 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 2.10 to trade at $1342.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.16% to 4.1871, while USD/PLN fell 0.30% to 3.3937.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 89.41.