Polish equities ended Thursday's session with broad gains as sector strength in Banking, Information Technology and Construction propelled the benchmark higher. At the Warsaw close the WIG30 was up 1.08%.
The strongest performers on the WIG30 were Erste Bank Polska SA (WA:EBP), which climbed 5.28% - adding 30.60 points to finish at 609.60; Asseco Poland SA (WA:ACPP), which gained 5.11% or 8.95 points to close at 184.05; and mBank SA (WA:MBK), which rose 4.87% - 58.00 points - to end the day at 1,250.00.
On the downside, several energy-sector names posted the largest declines. Enea SA (WA:ENAE) fell 4.02% or 0.86 points to settle at 20.52, while PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA (WA:PGE) dropped 3.35% or 0.36 points to close at 10.38. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) lost 3.18%, down 12.10 points to 367.90.
Market breadth at the Warsaw exchange tilted positive, with 296 stocks advancing versus 253 that declined; 99 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities and currencies
Commodity prices showed modest weakness during the session. Crude oil for June delivery slipped 0.31% or 0.31 to trade at $100.71 per barrel. Brent oil for July delivery declined 0.59% or 0.62 to $105.01 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 11.90 to $4,694.80 per troy ounce.
Foreign exchange moves were limited. EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.11% to 4.24, while USD/PLN rose 0.18% to 3.63. The US Dollar Index Futures was higher by 0.22% at 98.64.
Session snapshot
- WIG30 - up 1.08% at the close.
- Top gainers on the WIG30: Erste Bank Polska (EBP), Asseco Poland (ACPP), mBank (MBK).
- Largest decliners: Enea (ENAE), PGE (PGE), KGHM (KGH).
- Commodities: Brent and U.S. crude down slightly; gold futures edged lower.
- Currencies: EUR/PLN largely unchanged; USD/PLN modestly stronger; U.S. Dollar Index futures up.
This report records closing levels and percentage changes for the named equities, commodities and currency pairs as reported at the Warsaw market close.