Poland stocks finished the session higher on Wednesday as sectoral advances in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Chemicals supported an overall market uptick. At the close in Warsaw, the WIG30 rose 0.78% and touched a fresh record high.
Top performers
- CD PROJEKT SA (WA:CDR) led gains on the WIG30, jumping 7.45% or 19.80 points to finish at 285.60.
- KGHM Polska Miedz SA (WA:KGH) added 6.23% or 20.70 points, closing at 352.70.
- Cyfrowy Polsat SA (WA:CPS) rose 3.10% or 0.40 points to 13.30 at the close.
Lagging names
- BUDIMEX SA (WA:BDXP) was the weakest among the WIG30 constituents, slipping 1.68% or 11.60 points to 678.40.
- Enea SA (WA:ENAE) declined 1.60% or 0.34 points to end at 20.90.
- mBank SA (WA:MBK) fell 1.41% or 14.50 points to close at 1,017.00.
Market breadth was mixed-to-negative despite the index gain. On the Warsaw Stock Exchange, falling stocks outnumbered advancing issues by 294 to 251, while 102 shares finished unchanged.
Additional market details highlighted moves in specific instruments and contracts. Shares in CD PROJEKT SA rose to three-year highs, gaining 7.45% to 285.60.
Commodities
- Crude oil for March delivery increased 0.79% or 0.49 to trade at $62.88 a barrel.
- Brent oil for April delivery climbed 0.60% or 0.40 to $66.99 a barrel.
- The April Gold Futures contract rose 3.74% or 191.49 to trade at $5,312.09 a troy ounce.
Foreign exchange and dollar index
- EUR/PLN moved up 0.23% to 4.21.
- USD/PLN rose 1.17% to 3.53.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 96.42.
The session combined a headline index milestone with uneven internals. While the WIG30 reached a new record thanks to notable gains among select large caps, the number of decliners exceeded advancers on the exchange. Commodity price increases and currency moves were recorded alongside the equity performance.