Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Developers and Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 1.44% 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 2.65% or 1.76 points to trade at 68.22 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 2.52% or 1.84 points to end at 74.84 and Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP) was up 2.33% or 2.00 points to 88.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which lost 4.68% or 2.95 points to trade at 60.05 in late trade. Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) declined 3.31% or 3.64 points to end at 106.42 and Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) shed 3.24% or 1.33 points to 39.68.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 259 to 190 and 177 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.92% or 1.33 to $70.58 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.65% or 0.51 to hit $79.57 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 5.80 to trade at $1208.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.12% to 4.3088, while USD/PLN fell 0.03% to 3.7070.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 94.87.