Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Construction, Chemicals and Telecoms sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.62% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were PKP Cargo (WA:PKPP), which rose 2.09% or 0.80 points to trade at 39.10 at the close. Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (WA:PGN) added 1.80% or 0.10 points to end at 5.66 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 1.72% or 0.94 points to 55.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Energa SA (WA:ENGP), which lost 2.55% or 0.24 points to trade at 9.19 in late trade. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 1.94% or 0.060 points to end at 3.030 and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) shed 1.61% or 0.49 points to 29.90.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 290 to 241 and 185 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 4.20% or 1.75 to $43.46 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 4.25% or 1.87 to hit $45.92 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1353.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was down 0.14% to 4.2595, while USD/PLN fell 0.05% to 3.8140.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.05% at 95.64.