Poland shares lower at close of trade; WIG30 down 1.00%

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

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 declined 1.00% to hit a new 6-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the WIG30 were Grupa KĘTY SA (WA:KTY), which rose 2.48% or 16.50 points to trade at 680.50 at the close. Dino Polska SA (WA:DNP) added 1.78% or 5.80 points to end at 331.70 and Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP) was up 1.01% or 0.90 points to 90.10 in late trade.

Biggest losers included LPP SA (WA:LPPP), which lost 3.33% or 500.00 points to trade at 14,510.00 in late trade. Santander Bank Polska SA (WA:SPL1) declined 2.63% or 12.10 points to end at 447.70 and Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA (WA:PEO) shed 2.30% or 3.30 points to 140.20.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 264 to 218 and 118 ended unchanged on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.64% or 0.44 to $69.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.54% or 0.39 to hit $72.55 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.82% or 51.10 to trade at $2,749.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.03% to 4.35, while USD/PLN unchanged 0.06% to 4.01.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.00.