Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.28%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 3.48% or 2.92 points to trade at 86.89 at the close. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) added 2.72% or 1.10 points to end at 41.60 and Kruk SA (WA:KRU) was up 2.35% or 5.00 points to 218.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which lost 4.58% or 2.16 points to trade at 45.00 in late trade. CCC SA (WA:CCCP) declined 3.87% or 9.40 points to end at 233.20 and LPP SA (WA:LPPP) shed 3.33% or 300.00 points to 8700.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 258 to 205 and 202 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.53% or 0.34 to $64.72 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.47% or 0.32 to hit $69.08 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1323.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.18% to 4.2113, while USD/PLN rose 0.29% to 3.4249.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 89.77.