WIG 20 closes 0.7 percent higher as banks lead rebound
Published on 10/26/2026 at 23:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSBank strength and coming results
- WIG 20 closed at 4,198 points at 5:15 p.m. CEST on October 26, 2026, up 31 points or 0.7 percent.
- Bank stocks led the rebound, with the WIG-Banks sector gaining 1.9 percent.
- Pekao was the top WIG 20 gainer at 2.0 percent, while Dino fell 1.5 percent.
- Millennium reports at 10:00 a.m. CEST on October 27, 2026, followed by Alior at 10:30 a.m.
WIG 20 closed at 4,198 points on October 26, 2026, up 31 points or 0.7 percent. Bank stocks led the rebound as the benchmark recovered after recent declines.
Pekao rose 2.0 percent, while Dino fell 1.5 percent. The next session brings results events from Millennium and Alior, with a late valuation update also keeping attention on the index.
Why did WIG 20 rise on October 26?
Bank strength was the main support for Warsaw blue chips. Pekao gained 2.0 percent, mBank rose 1.9 percent and PKO BP added 1.8 percent. The WIG-Banks sector increased 1.9 percent, according to WNP.
Orlen fell 1.0 percent and limited the advance. Sobieslaw Kozlowski of Ipopema Private Investments linked the weakness to lower oil prices, as WNP reported.
WIG 20 winners and losers
Winners and losers at the close came from the same session, with the full list reported by Bankier.pl:
- Pekao up 2.0 percent
- mBank up 1.9 percent
- PKO BP up 1.8 percent
- Dino down 1.5 percent
- Tauron down 1.3 percent
- PGE down 1.2 percent
Fourteen of the 20 constituents gained, while six declined. KGHM also supported the index with a 2.3 percent advance, according to XYZ.
WIG 20 returns above 4,200 points
The index opened at 4,179 points and reached a high of 4,203 points. It touched a low of 4,164 points before ending at 4,198 points, according to the Warsaw market data summarized by Business Insider Poland. The previous close was 4,167 points.
A late update from Parkiet put the theoretical index value at 4,025 points. Its analysis said 60 percent of WIG 20 constituents were above average analyst target valuations.
What comes next for WIG 20
- October 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. CEST: Millennium holds a conference on third-quarter results, ISBnews reports.
- October 27, 2026, 10:30 a.m. CEST: Alior Bank holds its results conference, according to ISBnews.
- October 27, 2026, 11:00 a.m. CEST: Kety presents its third-quarter results online, as listed by Strefa Inwestorow.
WIG 20 price data for October 26, 2026
WIG 20 closed at 4,198 points at 5:15 p.m. CEST on October 26, 2026, up 31 points or 0.7 percent from 4,167 points on October 23, according to PAP Biznes. It opened at 4,179 points, reached a high of 4,203 points and fell to a low of 4,164 points.
WIG 20 by the numbers on October 26, 2026
- Index: WIG 20
- Home exchange: Warsaw Stock Exchange, Poland
- Close on October 26, 2026: 4,198 points
- Change versus previous close of October 23, 2026: up 31 points (up 0.7 percent)
- Previous close: 4,167 points
- Open: 4,179 points
- Day high / day low: 4,203 points / 4,164 points
- Top gainer: Pekao up 2.0 percent
- Top loser: Dino down 1.5 percent
- Next scheduled event: October 27, 2026, 10:00 a.m. CEST: Millennium results conference
