Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Information Technology, Construction and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.67% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 16.30% or 4.19 points to trade at 29.89 at the close. PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) added 6.03% or 2.10 points to end at 36.90 and Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) was up 4.80% or 2.61 points to 57.02 in late trade.
Biggest losers included KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH), which lost 1.82% or 1.46 points to trade at 78.64 in late trade. Energa SA (WA:ENGP) declined 1.73% or 0.17 points to end at 9.65 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) shed 1.65% or 0.12 points to 7.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 262 to 243 and 192 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.16% or 0.07 to $43.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.11% or 0.05 to hit $45.34 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.28% or 3.75 to trade at $1345.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.19% to 4.2614, while USD/PLN fell 0.37% to 3.8353.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 96.11.