Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.82% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER), which rose 3.13% or 1.17 points to trade at 38.51 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) added 1.63% or 0.95 points to end at 59.35 and ING Bank Śląski SA (WA:INGP) was up 1.29% or 1.85 points to 145.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which lost 6.04% or 1.00 points to trade at 15.55 in late trade. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) declined 4.14% or 0.28 points to end at 6.48 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) shed 3.14% or 3.80 points to 117.25.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 302 to 256 and 109 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.97% or 0.56 to $56.95 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.00% or 0.01 to hit $62.06 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.03% or 0.40 to trade at $1186.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.32% to 4.1420, while USD/PLN rose 0.43% to 3.8013.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 97.50.