Poland's main stock index moved higher at the close on Monday as gains in Basic Materials, Banking and Construction helped offset a broader uneven session.
At the Warsaw close, the WIG30 was up 0.71%.
The session's top performers on the WIG30 included Rainbow Tours SA (WA:RBW), which gained 3.98% - equal to a 5.10-point rise - finishing at 133.20. KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) also advanced, adding 3.54% or 9.10 points to reach 266.30. Fashion retailer LPP SA (WA:LPPP) rose 3.45%, a 650.00-point increase that left the share price at 19,500.00 in late trade.
On the downside, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA (WA:JSW) recorded the steepest drop among WIG30 names, falling 7.09% or 2.42 points to close at 31.73. Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (WA:PKN) declined 4.66% - a 6.24-point decrease - to end at 127.56. Benefit Systems SA (WA:BFT) slipped 2.68%, down 95.00 points to 3,450.00.
Market breadth at the Warsaw Stock Exchange showed more fallers than risers, with 353 shares declining compared with 203 advancing. An additional 82 issues finished unchanged.
Commodities moved notably lower during the session. Crude oil for May delivery fell 7.93%, a drop of 7.79, to trade at $90.44 a barrel. Brent oil for June delivery decreased 7.73% or 8.23, settling at $98.18 a barrel. Precious metals also saw losses, with the June Gold Futures contract down 4.28% or 197.50 to trade at $4,412.10 a troy ounce.
Currency moves included EUR/PLN slipping 0.18% to 4.26, while USD/PLN fell 0.35% to 3.68. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 99.08.
The session closed with the headline index higher but with clear contrasts across sectors and individual names: selective strength among basic materials, banking and construction equities against broader selling pressure reflected in the larger number of declining stocks.