Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.93%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 5.18% or 3.27 points to trade at 66.39 at the close. PKO Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 4.12% or 0.97 points to end at 24.52 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) was up 3.83% or 0.66 points to 17.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP), which lost 2.28% or 1.00 points to trade at 42.80 in late trade. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 1.78% or 1.37 points to end at 75.63 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) shed 1.43% or 0.10 points to 6.90.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 285 to 241 and 168 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 2.94% or 1.36 to $47.57 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.51% or 1.20 to hit $49.03 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.22% or 2.80 to trade at $1275.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 1.06% to 4.3637, while USD/PLN fell 1.10% to 3.8521.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 94.47.