Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Media and Oil & Gas sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.42%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were CD Projekt SA (WA:CDR), which rose 3.47% or 6.90 points to trade at 205.60 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 2.72% or 0.15 points to end at 5.67 and PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP) was up 2.58% or 1.20 points to 47.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bank Millennium SA (WA:MILP), which lost 1.41% or 0.13 points to trade at 9.10 in late trade. Grupa Azoty SA (WA:ATTP) declined 0.75% or 0.32 points to end at 42.18 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) shed 0.65% or 0.30 points to 45.60.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 226 to 208 and 187 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.43% or 0.30 to $69.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.87% or 0.64 to hit $74.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.60 to trade at $1220.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.07% to 4.2564, while USD/PLN fell 0.43% to 3.6707.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 94.96.