Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.74% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were OrangePL (WA:OPL), which rose 6.18% or 0.29 points to trade at 4.98 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 3.90% or 2.34 points to end at 62.34 and Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) was up 2.83% or 0.060 points to 2.180 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN), which lost 2.00% or 0.11 points to trade at 5.39 in late trade. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) declined 1.98% or 0.90 points to end at 44.65 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) shed 0.99% or 0.70 points to 70.20.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 227 to 213 and 177 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.43% or 0.98 to $69.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.86% or 0.63 to hit $74.07 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1228.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.01% to 4.3033, while USD/PLN rose 0.08% to 3.6849.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 94.34.