Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Basic Materials, Energy and Telecoms sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 fell 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Bank Handlowy w Warszawie SA (WA:BHW), which rose 2.78% or 2.05 points to trade at 75.70 at the close. Grupa Lotos SA (WA:LTSP) added 2.76% or 0.85 points to end at 31.64 and Kernel Holding SA (WA:KER) was up 2.21% or 1.14 points to 52.65 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which lost 13.08% or 2.25 points to trade at 14.95 in late trade. Energa SA (WA:ENGP) declined 4.93% or 0.54 points to end at 10.42 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) shed 3.22% or 2.11 points to 63.42.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 294 to 232 and 159 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.89% or 0.43 to $48.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.69% or 0.34 to hit $49.62 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.20% or 2.60 to trade at $1274.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.59% to 4.3986, while USD/PLN rose 0.95% to 3.9006.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 94.69.