2026-04-16 17:30
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2026-04-16 17:30
On the 35th anniversary of the first trading session on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the stock market ended with a supply advantage. WIG20 decreased by 0.45%, WIG decreased by 0.48%, mWIG40 lost 0.63%, sWIG80 recorded a decrease by 0.24%, while NCIndex was the only one to increase by 0.65%.
The prices of 180 companies (49%) decreased, 140 (38%) increased and 50 (13%) remained unchanged. The total turnover on the stock market amounted to nearly PLN 2.66 billion with a volume exceeding 56.5 million pieces of securities and nearly 296.5 thousand. concluded transactions.
The most frequently traded securities during the session were shares of PKO BP (turnover PLN 285.7 million, decrease by 0.74%), KGHM (PLN 246.8 million, decrease by 0.75%) and PKN Orlen (PLN 245.3 million, increase by 0.02%).
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The leader of growth among the most liquid companies was CD Projekt, whose shares gained 2.47% with a turnover of almost PLN 157 million. However, the absolute record holder of the session was S2B (Syn2Bio), whose price soared by as much as 53.88% with a very high turnover of nearly PLN 28 million. At the other extreme were shares of Woodpckr (decrease by 9.83%), Krakchem (-9.09%) and, among others, XTB (-4.18%).
President Tomasz Bardziowski announced that the WSE is ready to return to acquisitions, and after launching the new WATS system, it intends to accelerate the development of new products.
PKO BP has established strategic cooperation with the Żabka chain (whose shares fell by 1.91% today), offering a card with a limit and the possibility of deferred payments in the Żappka application. Additionally, PKO BP and Bank Pekao announced the expansion of cooperation with BGK, providing free guarantees for companies from the SME sector in the defense and dual-use technology industries. BOŚ Bank, whose price increased by 2.56%, announced that it closed 2025 with a net profit higher by 56.3% (PLN 124.5 million).
The PGE Group published its annual report for 2025, showing a net loss of PLN 3.5 billion and recurring EBITDA of PLN 12.89 billion. The company announced a significant, several dozen percent increase in capital expenditures and a decline in EBITDA in rail trading and energy for 2026, planning to update the strategy in September. The PGE price dropped by 2.76% at closing.
The General Meeting of ING Bank Śląski decided to pay out a record PLN 3.48 billion of profit, which translates into a dividend of PLN 26.71 per share. Vercom also presented a recommendation for profit distribution (PLN 2.73 per share), while Centrum Finansowe will pay PLN 0.34 per share. Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) also plans to return to profit-sharing halfway through the implementation of its current strategy.
myORLEN entered the electricity market for individual customers as part of the integration of services in the Orlen Group. Moreover, Orlen Synthos Green Energy signed a letter of intent with ARP regarding the construction of small modular reactors (SMR) in Stalowa Wola. Auto Partner (price increase by 3.97%) announced the launch of a new logistics center in Zgorzelec, targeting Western markets.
However, Votum representatives estimate that Thursday's judgments of the CJEU will not have a negative impact on customers and they assume acquiring approximately 8,000. new currency loan agreements in 2026. The company's price gained 3.53%.
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