WIG index hits milestone

The WIG index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange surpassed 100,000 points for the first time in history on Thursday, closing the session up 0.44% at 100,115.26. “This is a historic moment for the Polish capital market and a symbol of investor confidence in our economy,” commented Tomasz Bardziłowski, president of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW), on Twitter.

Since the start of the year, GPW’s main indices have gained over 25%, making them some of the strongest performers globally. On Thursday, the WIG20 rose 0.51% to 2,797.29, mWIG40 gained 0.35% to 7,564.17, while sWIG80 slipped 0.04% to 27,474.54.

Earlier in April, GPW indices declined amid global market pressure following U.S. tariff moves, with the sharpest drops ending on April 7. From April 8 to Wednesday’s close, the WIG20 rose 14.4%, WIG climbed 13.6%, mWIG40 added 12.4%, and sWIG80 increased 8.5%.

Source: biznes.pap.pl