Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.69%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 3.98% or 3.56 points to trade at 92.92 at the close. Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) added 3.01% or 1.40 points to end at 47.95 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.78% or 2.27 points to 83.94 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP), which lost 1.90% or 0.15 points to trade at 7.73 in late trade. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) declined 1.47% or 0.65 points to end at 43.50 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) shed 1.33% or 2.40 points to 177.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 221 to 213 and 186 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.39% or 0.26 to $66.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.18% or 0.13 to hit $71.97 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.98% or 12.20 to trade at $1227.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.08% to 4.2984, while USD/PLN rose 0.34% to 3.6856.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 94.70.