Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the WIG Basic Materials, WIG Energy and WIG Oil & Gas sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 0.58%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR), which rose 2.19% or 2.20 points to trade at 102.70 at the close. Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) added 1.40% or 1.25 points to end at 90.65 and mBank (WA:MBK) was up 1.26% or 7.80 points to 627.60 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eurocash SA (WA:EUR), which fell 5.67% or 0.59 points to trade at 9.81 in late trade. Tauron Polska Energia SA (WA:TPE) declined 4.30% or 0.16 points to end at 3.54 and KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) down 3.69% or 5.25 points to 136.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 276 to 220 and 123 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Shares in Eurocash SA (WA:EUR) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.67% or 0.59 to 9.81. Shares in Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.40% or 1.25 to 90.65.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.73% or 0.55 to $74.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.80% or 0.63 to hit $78.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 10.10 to trade at $2,542.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/PLN was up 0.30% to 4.29, while USD/PLN rose 0.81% to 3.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 100.87.