Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Information Technology, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 1.08% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 1.73% or 0.31 points to trade at 18.22 at the close. ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) added 1.39% or 1.70 points to end at 124.00 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 0.70% or 0.36 points to 51.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW), which lost 3.46% or 9.95 points to trade at 277.50 in late trade. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) declined 3.00% or 1.80 points to end at 58.20 and Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW) shed 2.36% or 1.81 points to 74.85.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 278 to 238 and 172 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.77% or 0.34 to $44.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.99% or 0.45 to hit $46.03 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.65% or 8.10 to trade at $1251.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.61% to 4.4028, while USD/PLN rose 0.40% to 3.8888.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 94.38.