Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Banking, Chemicals and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 1.47% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO), which rose 4.16% or 5.06 points to trade at 126.78 at the close. mBank (WA:MBK) added 3.89% or 17.40 points to end at 465.00 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) was up 3.62% or 0.160 points to 4.580 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which lost 3.17% or 2.15 points to trade at 65.60 in late trade. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 1.04% or 0.52 points to end at 49.40 and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) shed 0.95% or 1.12 points to 117.33.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 251 to 245 and 186 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.84% or 0.36 to $43.37 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.59% or 0.27 to hit $46.02 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.89% or 11.18 to trade at $1245.22 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.32% to 4.2097, while USD/PLN fell 0.32% to 3.7603.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 96.97.