Poland’s blue-chip WIG30 index closed 0.31% higher on Tuesday, lifted by advances in energy, basic materials and construction shares, while losses in technology and oil weighed on the broader market.
The Warsaw Stock Exchange recorded 276 advancing issues against 259 declines, with 110 unchanged. The WIG30’s gain followed a mixed session across European equities, with commodity-linked sectors outperforming.
Among the top gainers, coal producer Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA climbed 4.30% to 31.50 zloty, while utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA added 3.23% to 10.54 zloty. Grocery chain Dino Polska SA rose 3.22% to 36.18 zloty.
Technology group CD PROJEKT SA led decliners, falling 5.56% to 242.90 zloty, while oil major Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA slipped 0.96% to 152.52 zloty. Insurer PZU SA declined 0.77% to 72.16 zloty.
Commodities showed divergent moves: October WTI crude fell 3.80% to $81.78 per barrel, while November Brent crude dropped 3.85% to $87.05. Gold futures for December delivery rose 0.21% to $4,707.70 per troy ounce.
Foreign exchange and index futures were little changed, with the EUR/PLN rate flat at 4.30 and USD/PLN up 0.11% at 3.68. The U.S. Dollar Index futures slipped 0.08% to 98.85.
