Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Information Technology, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.14% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 7.15% or 1.15 points to trade at 17.24 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 1.71% or 4.40 points to end at 262.05 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 1.67% or 2.49 points to 151.56 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which lost 4.47% or 2.20 points to trade at 47.00 in late trade. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) declined 2.60% or 130.00 points to end at 4875.00 and Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) shed 2.15% or 0.11 points to 5.01.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 276 to 236 and 167 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.07% or 0.50 to $46.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.64% or 0.31 to hit $47.77 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1272.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.07% to 4.4106, while USD/PLN rose 0.64% to 3.9042.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.62% at 94.69.