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 gained 0.87% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 4.60% or 5.27 points to trade at 119.90 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 3.14% or 2.32 points to end at 76.32 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) was up 2.21% or 0.77 points to 35.56 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP), which lost 1.75% or 1.18 points to trade at 66.30 in late trade. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) declined 0.99% or 1.12 points to end at 111.91 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) shed 0.83% or 0.09 points to 10.72.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 261 to 231 and 186 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.58% or 0.27 to $46.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.41% or 0.20 to hit $48.71 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.09 to trade at $1233.59 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.07% to 4.2074, while USD/PLN fell 0.01% to 3.6671.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 94.95.