Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Oil & Gas, Energy and Basic Materials sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.67%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP), which rose 4.49% or 1.27 points to trade at 29.55 at the close. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) added 3.84% or 2.58 points to end at 69.83 and Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was up 2.73% or 0.23 points to 8.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which lost 4.16% or 1.79 points to trade at 41.25 in late trade. Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) declined 3.70% or 1.57 points to end at 40.83 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) shed 1.71% or 0.93 points to 53.43.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 272 to 248 and 179 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.99% or 1.49 to $51.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.45% or 1.27 to hit $53.20 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.69% or 8.65 to trade at $1260.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.27% to 4.2744, while USD/PLN rose 0.15% to 3.8317.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 96.78.