Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Banking and Energy sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 2.45%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP), which rose 0.71% or 0.05 points to trade at 7.10 at the close. Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka SA (WA:LWBP) added 0.13% or 0.05 points to end at 37.30 and Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) was down 0.09% or 0.05 points to 53.95 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW), which lost 3.70% or 3.30 points to trade at 85.85 in late trade. Bank Zachodni WBK SA (WA:BZW) declined 3.35% or 10.25 points to end at 295.55 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGHM) shed 3.32% or 2.42 points to 70.52.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 346 to 164 and 172 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.17% or 0.06 to $35.76 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.13% or 0.05 to hit $37.74 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.89% or 10.80 to trade at $1230.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.51% to 4.2637, while USD/PLN rose 0.54% to 3.7445.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.02% at 94.61.