Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Energy and Construction sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 0.60% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Synthos SA (WA:SNS), which rose 3.38% or 0.160 points to trade at 4.900 at the close. Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO) added 2.76% or 0.97 points to end at 36.15 and CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR) was up 1.71% or 1.33 points to 78.93 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Enea SA (WA:ENAE), which lost 5.12% or 0.61 points to trade at 11.30 in late trade. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) declined 3.48% or 3.82 points to end at 106.08 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) shed 3.20% or 1.60 points to 48.40.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 286 to 247 and 185 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 2.34% or 1.16 to $48.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.39% or 1.25 to hit $50.99 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.29 to trade at $1266.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.20% to 4.1845, while USD/PLN fell 0.24% to 3.7245.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 96.92.