Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Media sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.30% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 3.79% or 1.40 points to trade at 38.30 at the close. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) added 2.74% or 124.05 points to end at 4648.30 and Globe Trade Centre SA (WA:GTCP) was up 2.10% or 0.15 points to 7.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which lost 2.28% or 0.22 points to trade at 9.43 in late trade. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 1.77% or 1.32 points to end at 73.18 and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) shed 1.72% or 0.22 points to 12.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 268 to 254 and 192 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.85% or 0.79 to $41.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.65% or 0.74 to hit $44.24 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.38% or 5.15 to trade at $1351.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.15% to 4.2675, while USD/PLN fell 0.38% to 3.8196.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.45% at 95.63.