Shares on the WSE are becoming more and more popular. The stock exchange reported the numbers
The capitalization of 361 domestic companies listed on the WSE Main List amounted to PLN 1.15 trillion (EUR 269 billion) at the end of April 2026. The total capitalization of all 402 companies – both domestic and foreign – reached PLN 2.51 trillion (EUR 588.7 billion).
The total value of trading in shares on the main market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) was PLN 52.1 billion in April 2026. This means an increase of 17.1%. compared to the same period of the previous year.
“In April 2026, investor activity on the stock market remained at a high level. The value of trading in shares in the order book increased by 15.3% y/y, reaching PLN 49.7 billion. The average daily value of trading in shares in the order book amounted to PLN 2.48 billion and was 15.3% higher than a year earlier,” reads the WSE release.
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“On the market NewConnect April saw a significant increase in investor activity. The total value of share trading increased by 50.1%. y/y to the level PLN 179.9 millionand the value of turnover in the order book increased by 55.2%. y/y, reaching PLN 178.8 million,” we read further.
Investing in the stock market. Here, the turnover on the WSE dropped
GlobalConnect fares worse – the value of trading in shares in April amounted to PLN 16.8 millioncompared to PLN 20.4 million in the same period last year.
The volume of derivatives trading also decreased — amounted to 0.7 million pieces, i.e. 29.7 percent less than a year earlier. The volume of trading in index contracts decreased by 30.2%. y/y to the level of 469 thousand pcs. Trading in currency contracts decreased by 45.4%. y/y to 123.9 thousand pcs., and the volume of trading in stock contracts shrank by 1.7%. y/y to 136.1 thousand pcs.
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Stock exchange representatives diagnose that investor interest in individual classes of instruments was clearly diversified in April 2026. A strong recovery was visible on the passive funds market, where the total value of ETF and ETC turnover increased by 56.5%. y/y reached PLN 572.9 million. At the same time, the value of trading in structured products decreased by 5.7%. y/y to PLN 292.8 million.
