Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Chemicals and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.77%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 4.05% or 350.00 points to trade at 9000.00 at the close. Energa SA (WA:ENGP) added 3.65% or 0.36 points to end at 10.22 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 3.50% or 1.40 points to 41.36 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which lost 3.85% or 1.70 points to trade at 42.50 in late trade. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) declined 3.02% or 2.90 points to end at 93.19 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) shed 2.26% or 1.26 points to 54.52.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 266 to 206 and 179 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.12% or 1.32 to $63.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.85% or 1.22 to hit $67.27 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 6.70 to trade at $1311.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.16% to 4.2306, while USD/PLN rose 0.79% to 3.4509.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 89.91.