Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which rose 4.57% or 5.95 points to trade at 136.10 at the close. Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP) added 3.96% or 13.40 points to end at 352.00 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 3.62% or 4.40 points to 126.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which lost 1.29% or 0.35 points to trade at 26.68 in late trade. Kruk SA (WA:KRU) declined 1.03% or 4.60 points to end at 443.40 and Pepco Group Nv (WA:PCOP) shed 0.88% or 0.17 points to 19.17.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 255 to 250 and 122 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 3.55% or 2.65 to $77.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 3.09% or 2.41 to hit $80.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 15.90 to trade at $2,467.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.00% to 4.29, while USD/PLN unchanged 0.11% to 3.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 103.88.