Stock Markets May 18, 2026 11:35 AM

Warsaw market closes higher as WIG30 advances 1.66%

Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Energy sectors push indices up; MDVP, LPPP and PCOP lead gains while ENAE and BDXP lag

By Caleb Monroe

Poland's main blue-chip index, the WIG30, finished the trading session higher, rising 1.66% as gains in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Energy sectors supported the market. MDVP, LPPP and PCOP were among the top performers on the WIG30, while ENAE, BDXP and XTB were the largest decliners. Commodity and currency moves accompanied equity trading, with crude and Brent oil higher and June gold futures lower.

Warsaw market closes higher as WIG30 advances 1.66%

Key Points

  • WIG30 closed up 1.66% with sector gains led by Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Energy.
  • Top WIG30 performers were MDVP (+5.63%), LPPP (+4.11%) and PCOP (+4.05%); largest decliners included ENAE (-1.56%) and BDXP (-1.10%).
  • Commodity and FX moves accompanied the session: crude and Brent oil rose, June gold futures fell, and EUR/PLN and USD/PLN were effectively unchanged.

Poland's stock market closed with gains on Monday, with the WIG30 index ending the session up 1.66% in Warsaw. Sector strength in Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Energy underpinned the advance and helped lift several large-cap names.

At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 added 1.66%.

The session's strongest performers within the WIG30 included MODIVO SA (WA:MDVP), which climbed 5.63% - a rise of 4.40 points - to finish at 82.50. LPP SA (WA:LPPP) also outperformed, gaining 4.11% or 840.00 points to close at 21,300.00. Pepco Group Nv (WA:PCOP) was up 4.05%, an increase of 1.25 points, settling at 32.08 by the close of trading.

On the downside, Enea SA (WA:ENAE) was the weakest on the WIG30, falling 1.56% or 0.32 points to 20.14 at the close. BUDIMEX SA (WA:BDXP) declined 1.10% or 7.40 points to end the session at 666.60. X Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski SA (WA:XTB) slipped 0.68% or 0.72 points to close at 104.70.

Market breadth was mixed. On the Warsaw Stock Exchange, falling issues outnumbered advancing issues by 299 to 271, while 94 stocks finished unchanged.

Commodities trading showed oil prices firming: crude oil for July delivery rose 1.87% or 1.89 to $102.91 a barrel, while Brent oil for July delivery climbed 1.54% or 1.68 to $110.94 a barrel. In precious metals, the June Gold Futures contract eased 0.37% or 17.00 to trade at $4,544.90 a troy ounce.

Foreign exchange moves were small. EUR/PLN was unchanged 0.08% at 4.24, and USD/PLN was unchanged 0.08% at 3.65. The US Dollar Index Futures was reported down 0.20% at 99.01.


The trading day highlighted a group of notable winners and losers within the WIG30 universe, with several consumer-facing and retail-oriented names among the top gainers and some utilities and construction-related stocks among the decliners. Commodity price movements and modest FX changes accompanied the equity moves.

Overall, the market closed with a clear upside in the headline index while individual stock performance remained varied across sectors.

Risks

  • Market breadth was mixed — there were more falling stocks (299) than advancing ones (271), which could indicate uneven participation across sectors; this affects the broader equity market.
  • Oil price volatility, with crude and Brent both higher in the session, may produce sector-specific risk for Energy and Oil & Gas companies.
  • Declines in individual large names such as ENAE and BDXP highlight potential company-specific or sector-level downside that could weigh on related equities, particularly in utilities and construction.

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