“New records on the Warsaw Stock Exchange!” Domański: This is due to the KPO and low unemployment
2025-12-15 18:27
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2025-12-15 18:27
The WIG20 index of the largest listed companies has increased by 43% since the beginning of the year. – Minister of Finance and Economy Andrzej Domański said on Monday on the X platform. He pointed out that low unemployment and funds from the KPO are responsible for the stock market growth.
“New records on the Warsaw Stock Exchange! Since the beginning of the year, it has increased by 43%. on WIG20. What is behind the increases? Accelerating economy, inflow of funds from KPO, low unemployment, rising wages and effective management of state-owned companies – Orlen over 100 percent. this year. In short – convincing investors that Poland is going in the right direction! – wrote Minister Domański.
On Monday, at the opening, WIG20 was 3,070.82 points, and at closing it was 3,137.07 points (1.88 percent more). The all-time record for WIG20 is the level of 3,940.53 points on October 29, 2007.
The WIG index is the first stock exchange index and has been calculated since April 16, 1991. The first value of the WIG index was 1,000 points. Currently, WIG covers all companies listed on the WSE Main List that meet the basic criteria for participation in the indices. The WIG index follows the principle of diversification, aimed at limiting the share of a single company and the stock exchange sector. It is an income index and when calculating it, both the prices of the shares included in it and income from dividends and subscription rights are taken into account.
The WIG20 index has been calculated since April 16, 1994, based on the value of the portfolio of shares of the 20 largest and most liquid companies on the WSE Main List. The first index value was 1,000 points. WIG20 is a price-type index, which means that when calculating it, only the prices of transactions included in it are taken into account, and dividend income is not taken into account. No more than 5 companies from one stock exchange sector may participate in the WIG20 index. (PAP)
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