Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 1.81% or 1.67 points to trade at 94.14 at the close. CCC SA (WA:CCCP) added 1.80% or 3.80 points to end at 215.00 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 1.80% or 2.11 points to 119.47 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which lost 4.86% or 3.70 points to trade at 72.50 in late trade. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 2.15% or 0.90 points to end at 41.00 and Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) shed 1.25% or 4.60 points to 363.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 231 to 214 and 171 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $66.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $72.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1221.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.39% to 4.2799, while USD/PLN rose 0.81% to 3.7019.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 95.23.