Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.83%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which rose 6.67% or 2.84 points to trade at 45.44 at the close. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 6.06% or 5.31 points to end at 93.00 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 5.42% or 8.10 points to 157.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which lost 3.66% or 0.90 points to trade at 23.70 in late trade. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 2.40% or 1.10 points to end at 44.80 and Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) shed 1.99% or 1.40 points to 69.05.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 272 to 181 and 185 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.14% or 0.75 to $65.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.30% or 1.00 to hit $75.79 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.70 to trade at $1297.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.39% to 4.2861, while USD/PLN fell 0.65% to 3.6665.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 94.03.