Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Developers and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.49% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were CCC SA (WA:CCCP), which rose 3.64% or 6.05 points to trade at 172.40 at the close. OrangePL (WA:OPL) added 3.63% or 0.18 points to end at 5.14 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 1.35% or 0.70 points to 52.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which lost 2.27% or 1.56 points to trade at 67.28 in late trade. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 2.03% or 0.060 points to end at 2.890 and Energa SA (WA:ENGP) shed 2.01% or 0.18 points to 8.78.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 258 to 213 and 186 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 4.53% or 2.22 to $46.77 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 4.29% or 2.15 to hit $47.95 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 1.24% or 16.65 to trade at $1355.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.41% to 4.4540, while USD/PLN rose 1.12% to 4.0226.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.64% at 96.22.