Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Construction and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.87%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which rose 4.95% or 0.44 points to trade at 9.33 at the close. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) added 3.95% or 4.86 points to end at 127.78 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was up 3.73% or 4.18 points to 116.13 in late trade.
Biggest losers included mBank (WA:MBK), which lost 1.34% or 6.45 points to trade at 474.55 in late trade. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 1.11% or 0.07 points to end at 6.24 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) shed 0.99% or 3.85 points to 383.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 259 to 237 and 184 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.53% or 0.30 to $56.72 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.29% or 0.18 to hit $62.40 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 7.15 to trade at $1282.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.26% to 4.2198, while USD/PLN fell 0.32% to 3.5942.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 93.89.