Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Media sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 1.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which rose 5.00% or 5.30 points to trade at 111.30 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 4.52% or 2.42 points to end at 56.00 and Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) was up 3.89% or 2.50 points to 66.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which lost 3.33% or 0.31 points to trade at 8.99 in late trade. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) declined 2.90% or 3.13 points to end at 104.85 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) shed 2.67% or 1.20 points to 43.70.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 315 to 176 and 180 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 2.62% or 1.66 to $61.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.91% or 1.28 to hit $65.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 9.80 to trade at $1319.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.19% to 4.1630, while USD/PLN rose 1.03% to 3.3914.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 90.13.