Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media, Banking and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.52%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 2.88% or 1.93 points to trade at 68.95 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 2.37% or 7.70 points to end at 332.00 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 2.11% or 1.16 points to 56.23 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which lost 2.04% or 1.15 points to trade at 55.19 in late trade. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 1.78% or 0.050 points to end at 2.760 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) shed 1.08% or 1.23 points to 112.45.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 286 to 268 and 180 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.65% or 0.33 to $51.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.61% or 0.33 to hit $54.25 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 1.11% or 13.45 to trade at $1198.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.06% to 4.3662, while USD/PLN rose 0.10% to 4.1090.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 101.44.