Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Chemicals and Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.44%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS), which rose 2.74% or 0.68 points to trade at 25.52 at the close. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) added 2.64% or 9.40 points to end at 365.40 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 1.88% or 3.60 points to 195.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which lost 4.71% or 4.08 points to trade at 82.60 in late trade. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 2.44% or 2.95 points to end at 117.72 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) shed 2.36% or 2.20 points to 91.03.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 293 to 169 and 188 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.04% or 0.03 to $67.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.51% or 0.38 to hit $73.48 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.77% or 10.20 to trade at $1322.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.64% to 4.2336, while USD/PLN rose 1.13% to 3.4780.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 90.98.