Poland shares lower at close of trade; WIG30 down 2.35%

Investing.com – Poland equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Banking, Basic Materials and Energy sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 lost 2.35%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW), which rose 2.70% or 0.68 points to trade at 25.88 at the close. Pepco Group Nv (WA:PCOP) added 0.10% or 0.02 points to end at 20.52 and Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY) was up 0.06% or 0.50 points to 824.50 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (WA:PKO), which lost 3.91% or 2.28 points to trade at 55.98 in late trade. Alior Bank SA (WA:ALRR) declined 3.88% or 3.74 points to end at 92.68 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) shed 3.70% or 5.65 points to 146.90.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 263 to 239 and 109 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.09% or 0.74 to $68.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.12% or 0.80 to hit $72.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 13.60 to trade at $2,654.50 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was up 0.24% to 4.28, while USD/PLN rose 0.39% to 3.84.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 100.35.