Polish stocks closed higher on Friday, with the WIG30 index rising 0.68% as gains in media, energy and oil and gas shares offset broader weakness in the broader market.
Advancing issues led decliners 258 to 247, with 132 stocks unchanged, according to Warsaw Stock Exchange data. The WIG30 index, which tracks the 30 largest and most liquid Polish companies by market capitalization, closed the session up 0.68%.
Among the top performers, e-commerce platform Allegro led with a 2.97% gain to 45.35 zloty, while Rainbow Tours advanced 2.01% to 152.00 zloty. Enea SA, an energy utility, rose 1.52% to 19.43 zloty.
Decliners included Asseco Poland, which fell 2.65% to 235.50 zloty, followed by fashion retailer MODIVO SA down 1.47% to 87.00 zloty and debt collection firm Kruk, which declined 1.00% to 406.00 zloty.
Commodities traded lower, with October crude oil futures down 0.49% at $83.12 per barrel and November Brent crude falling 0.42% to $88.15 per barrel. December gold futures declined 1.13% to $4,611.20 per troy ounce.
The Polish zloty strengthened 0.21% against the euro to 4.34 and advanced 0.62% versus the U.S. dollar to 3.74. The U.S. Dollar Index futures fell 0.39% to 99.48.
