Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Construction, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.96%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which rose 0.81% or 0.34 points to trade at 42.14 at the close. ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 0.67% or 1.20 points to end at 180.00 and Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) was up 0.35% or 0.20 points to 57.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE), which lost 3.90% or 0.090 points to trade at 2.220 in late trade. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) declined 2.95% or 2.30 points to end at 75.64 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) shed 2.86% or 2.63 points to 89.39.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 248 to 174 and 179 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.47% or 1.83 to $72.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 3.31% or 2.61 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 8.90 to trade at $1246.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.44% to 4.3360, while USD/PLN rose 0.63% to 3.6989.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 94.09.