Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Media sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which rose 4.55% or 6.72 points to trade at 154.28 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 3.79% or 9.75 points to end at 266.80 and PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 3.09% or 0.74 points to 24.66 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which lost 4.80% or 2.55 points to trade at 50.55 in late trade. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.54% or 2.13 points to end at 81.66 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) shed 2.49% or 4.20 points to 164.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 267 to 260 and 153 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.67% or 0.74 to $45.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.69% or 0.76 to hit $45.77 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 1.75% or 22.30 to trade at $1294.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.50% to 4.4289, while USD/PLN rose 0.37% to 3.8762.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 93.65.