Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – WIG20 ended the day at 2,127.1, or 1 percent higher. This is the highest level since April 2000. WIG, the general stock index reached its new all-time record and it lacks only 1.75 percent to reach 30,000. Blue chips shares worth PLN 690m (EUR 166.9m) or 30 percent more than yesterday, changed hands. Weakening zloty did not discourage investors.
TPSA telecom, KGHM copper producer or PKN Orlen fuel giant rose the same as the market. Smaller components of the WIG20 index, including BZ WBK bank and MOL fuel company, added over 3 percent each. Among smaller companies, Elektromontaz Export construction company and Strzelec brewery were best performers. The latter said it would soon introduce new package and jumped 12 percent. Elektromontaz has been rising since the beginning of June.
Rafko and Elektrobudowa rose about 8 percent each. They signed agreement to make electric works in Elektrownia Belchatow power plant in a contract worth PLN 18.72m.
(PLN 1 = EUR 0.242)