Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Basic Materials and Energy sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 1.45% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 4.22% or 3.15 points to trade at 77.75 at the close. Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 4.12% or 1.47 points to end at 37.11 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) was up 3.81% or 5.33 points to 145.21 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN), which lost 1.79% or 2.15 points to trade at 118.16 in late trade. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.70% or 0.97 points to end at 56.03 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) shed 1.18% or 0.70 points to 58.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 296 to 246 and 154 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.90% or 0.42 to $46.01 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.87% or 0.43 to hit $48.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.73% or 8.98 to trade at $1218.12 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.01% to 4.2265, while USD/PLN rose 0.41% to 3.8857.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 99.46.