Investing.com – Poland equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the WIG Construction, WIG Basic Materials and WIG Banks sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 gained 0.99% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were BUDIMEX SA (WA:BDXP), which rose 5.95% or 29.50 points to trade at 525.50 at the close. Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) added 4.21% or 0.97 points to end at 24.00 and Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY) was up 4.16% or 32.00 points to 800.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which fell 1.57% or 1.90 points to trade at 119.40 in late trade. 11BIT (WA:11B) declined 1.41% or 2.80 points to end at 196.00 and X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA:XTB) down 1.40% or 0.92 points to 64.58.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 302 to 243 and 90 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.17% or 0.12 to $70.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.12% or 0.09 to hit $74.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 11.99 to trade at $2,888.69 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.30% to 4.20, while USD/PLN rose 0.84% to 4.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 107.97.