Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Banking and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.79%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 3.40% or 2.33 points to trade at 70.93 at the close. Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 2.43% or 0.80 points to end at 33.73 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) was up 2.13% or 2.26 points to 108.12 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which lost 1.83% or 1.00 points to trade at 53.70 in late trade. Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) declined 1.43% or 0.12 points to end at 8.30 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) shed 1.34% or 0.43 points to 31.67.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 283 to 272 and 176 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.59% or 0.80 to $51.04 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.86% or 0.99 to hit $54.11 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.55 to trade at $1257.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.32% to 4.2475, while USD/PLN rose 0.38% to 3.9835.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 100.50.