Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Chemicals, Energy and Information Technology sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which rose 2.58% or 5.50 points to trade at 218.50 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) added 1.25% or 0.91 points to end at 73.86 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) was up 0.97% or 1.05 points to 108.98 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which lost 2.41% or 1.73 points to trade at 70.01 in late trade. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 2.33% or 0.13 points to end at 5.45 and PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) shed 2.32% or 1.21 points to 50.99.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 304 to 244 and 184 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.81% or 0.43 to $52.58 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.61% or 0.34 to hit $55.67 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.44% or 5.25 to trade at $1194.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.31% to 4.3842, while USD/PLN rose 0.18% to 4.1259.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 101.36.