Polish equity market closed higher on Tuesday. The broad market benchmark, the WIG Index, surged by 1.72%. Almost all sectors rose, with utilities (+3.50%) posting the biggest advance.

The large-cap stocks grew by 2.05%, as measured by the WIG30 Index. Within the index components, chemical producer GRUPA AZOTY (WSE: ATT) and genco ENEA (WSE: ENA) recorded the biggest gains, up 7.82% and 7.29% respectively. Other major outperformers were genco ENERGA (WSE: ENG), bank BZ WBK (WSE: BZW) and property developer GTC (WSE: GTC), adding 4.75%, 4.27% and 4.04% respectively. On the other side of the ledger, wholesaler EUROCASH (WSE: EUR) led a handful of decliners with a 2.01% drop, followed by footwear retailer CCC (WSE: CCC), losing 1.96%.