Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy, Banking and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.32% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which rose 6.58% or 0.64 points to trade at 10.44 at the close. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) added 4.78% or 0.33 points to end at 7.28 and X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA:XTB) was up 3.04% or 2.12 points to 71.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP), which lost 3.53% or 14.70 points to trade at 401.60 in late trade. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.05% or 0.42 points to end at 20.08 and CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR) shed 2.05% or 2.90 points to 138.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 268 to 230 and 100 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.99% or 0.80 to $81.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.85% or 0.72 to hit $85.19 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.09% or 25.15 to trade at $2,338.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.10% to 4.32, while USD/PLN fell 0.19% to 4.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 105.54.