Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Basic Materials, Media and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 0.12%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which rose 2.88% or 111.05 points to trade at 3971.05 at the close. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) added 2.40% or 0.060 points to end at 2.560 and CCC SA (WA:CCCP) was up 2.12% or 3.70 points to 178.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA (WA:PZU), which lost 1.49% or 0.40 points to trade at 26.50 in late trade. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) declined 1.23% or 0.34 points to end at 27.41 and Synthos SA (WA:SNS) shed 0.91% or 0.040 points to 4.360.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 269 to 245 and 192 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.23% or 0.55 to $45.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.53% or 0.71 to hit $47.23 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.47% or 6.25 to trade at $1324.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.35% to 4.3001, while USD/PLN rose 0.57% to 3.8403.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 95.57.