Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Friday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 1.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which rose 0.67% or 0.21 points to trade at 31.50 at the close. Kruk SA (WA:KRU) added 0.55% or 1.65 points to end at 300.55 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 0.44% or 0.04 points to 9.20 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which lost 4.40% or 3.31 points to trade at 71.88 in late trade. Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) declined 4.07% or 1.13 points to end at 26.65 and PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) shed 2.58% or 1.66 points to 62.63.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 271 to 230 and 191 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.06% or 0.52 to $49.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.74% or 0.38 to hit $51.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.76% or 9.51 to trade at $1265.91 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.18% to 4.1829, while USD/PLN rose 0.53% to 3.7447.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 97.40.