Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food, Basic Materials and Information Technology sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.56%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 4.90% or 252.00 points to trade at 5394.90 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) added 2.70% or 1.30 points to end at 49.50 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was up 2.19% or 0.66 points to 30.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which lost 2.66% or 0.070 points to trade at 2.560 in late trade. Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW) declined 1.55% or 1.14 points to end at 72.50 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) shed 1.52% or 4.05 points to 261.95.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 259 to 243 and 170 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.27% or 0.13 to $48.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.84% or 0.42 to hit $49.41 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1287.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.13% to 4.4260, while USD/PLN fell 0.48% to 3.9369.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 94.78.