Warsaw Stock Exchange hits two year high of 20,024

At the close of trade at yesterday's session of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, the WIG20 index increased by 3% to 1,514.23 points. This is the highest value it has reached since February 26, 2001. The value of the WIG20 has increased by 29% since January. The WIG index, which maps the behavior of a much larger group of companies has managed to increase by only 2.4%, exceeding the barrier of 20,000 points. The last time WIG has reached this level was on July 21, 2000, that is 37 months ago. (Parkiet, p.1; Rzeczpospolita, p. B7; Puls Biznesu, pp. 21, 23) A.K.