Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Media, Information Technology and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.41% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Kruk SA (WA:KRU), which rose 3.54% or 7.60 points to trade at 222.40 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 2.93% or 1.66 points to end at 58.40 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was up 1.93% or 0.52 points to 27.42 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which lost 1.78% or 0.21 points to trade at 11.62 in late trade. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) declined 1.72% or 0.85 points to end at 48.65 and Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP) shed 1.24% or 0.12 points to 9.52.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 243 to 233 and 199 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.92% or 0.59 to $63.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.92% or 0.64 to hit $68.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.53% or 7.10 to trade at $1334.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.26% to 4.1729, while USD/PLN rose 0.28% to 3.4103.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 90.34.